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Remote Islands, part III: Îles Kerguelen and Heard Island
“At 10 o’clock the Captain was walking on deck and saw what he supposed to be an immense iceberg. … the atmosphere was hazy, and then a heavy snow squall came up which shut it out entirely from our … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, gravity waves, Heard Island, I-1, I-2, I-3, ice and snow, Kerguelen, remote island, RGB composite, VIIRS
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Greenland Eddies and Swirls
Last time we visited Greenland, it was because VIIRS saw evidence of the rapid ice melt event in July 2012. We return to Greenland because of this visible image VIIRS captured on 18 October 2012: This image was taken by … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, Greenland, I-1, I-5, ice and snow, M-10, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, RGB composite, sea surface temperature, true color
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The Outback on Fire
I’m not talking about a Subaru. I’m talking about the vast expanse of sparsely-populated Australia. We’ve already seen fires in the United States, Russia and the Canary Islands. Well, they have been happening down under, too. (Is there any part … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, false color, fire, M-10, M-11, M-13, M-5, M-7, RGB composite, VIIRS
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Hurricane Isaac: Before, During and After
While Hurricane Isaac (then a tropical storm) did not destroy Tampa, Florida as many people feared, it certainly left its mark on the Gulf Coast. With many locations from Florida to Louisiana receiving more than 12″ of rain, and levees … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, flood, Florida, I-1, I-2, I-3, Isaac, Louisiana, M-6, resolution, RGB composite, tropical storm, VIIRS
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Fires in Paradise
Sometimes, it seems like the whole world is on fire. Siberia. The western United States (which has been burning for some time). And now, the Canary Islands. The Spanish islands have been under a drought, as has much of Spain. … Continue reading
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Tagged Canary Islands, day/night band, fire, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, M-11, M-13, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, resolution, RGB composite, VIIRS, vortex street
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Fires near the “Coldest City on Earth”
Raise your hand if you’ve only ever heard of Yakutsk because of the board game “Risk”. (If you raised your hand, you might want to look around and make sure that no-one saw you raise your hand for no reason.) … Continue reading
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Tagged day/night band, false color, fire, I-1, I-2, I-3, M-1, M-10, M-11, M-2, M-3, M-4, M-5, M-7, resolution, RGB composite, Siberia, true color, VIIRS
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VIIRS and the Greenland Ice Melt
First, a preface: The purpose of this blog (and this blog post) is not to ignite some debate about global warming. This is about what one new satellite instrument has observed and the information it is providing to the scientific … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, Greenland, I-3, ice and snow, M-10, RGB composite
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Remote Islands, part II: Tristan da Cunha
Are you tired of 100 °F heat? We sure are in Colorado. Denver tied an all-time record of five consecutive days of 100+ °F high temperatures this week (two of which had the all-time highest recorded temperature of 105 °F). … Continue reading
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Wild Week of Wildfires, Part II
Last time on “Wild Week of Wildfires“, we looked at the Little Bear Fire and High Park Fire, two lightning-ignited fires burning out west that were so hot they caused saturation in the two 3.7 µm channels on VIIRS (I-04 … Continue reading
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Tagged false color, fire, great lakes, I-4, michigan, RGB composite, true color, VIIRS
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Cape Verde Waves and Plumes
Cape Verde is an island nation off the west coast of Africa, located in the North Atlantic. The islands are a popular initiation point for tropical storms. The original capital of the 10-island archipelago was sacked twice by Sir Francis … Continue reading
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