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An early-season snowfall accents the Rocky Mountains through western and central Colorado. This true-color image made from data collected by MODIS on October 26, 2001, highlights the contrast between various irrigated areas and the otherwise dry environment at the foothills of the Rockies. One such example is the city of Denver and its outlying suburbs, which can be seen best in the high-resolution image. In areas that would normally harbor drought-tolerant grasses, shrubs and trees, humans are...
Topics: Where -- Colorado, Where -- Denver
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2302
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Several wildfires are smoking in Florida, and this MODIS image shows them as red dots superimposed on a surface reflectance product. MODIS has thermal detectors uniquely designed to detect fires as hot as 500K without saturating. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 5/24/01.
Topic: Where -- Florida
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2333
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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In this MODIS image from December 3, 2001, winter sea ice can be seen forming in the shallow waters of the northern Caspian (left) and Aral (upper right) Seas. Despite the inflow of the Volga River (upper left), the northern portion of the Caspian Sea averages only 17 ft in depth, and responds to the region's continental climate, which is cold in winter and hot and dry in the summer. The southern part of the Sea is deeper and remains ice-free throughout the winter. The dirty appearance of the...
Topics: Where -- Caspian Sea, Where -- Aral Sea, Where -- Kazakhstan
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2311
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Temperate and green in the summer, the Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia freezes over completely in the winter. This true-color image of the Kamchatka Peninsula was acquired on December 12, 2001, by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. The peninsula is surrounded by the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and by the Bering Sea to the east.The ice and snow highlight the stunning valleys and tall peaks of the Sredinnyy Khrebet, which is...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Russia, Where -- Sea of Okhotsk, Where -- Bering Sea
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2310
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This MODIS image shows Tropical Cyclone 10S (Dina) northeast of Mauritius and Reunion Islands in the Indian Ocean. This image was captured on January 20, 2002. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 1/20/02.
Topics: Where -- Mauritius, Where -- Indian Ocean
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2446
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This MODIS true-color image, which was acquired from data collected on October 11, 2001, shows the Alps running through Southern Europe. Though some of the white areas on the mountains are due to early season snowfall, others are permanent snow packs. Such a pack is evident just west of Lake Geneva, which is the lake visible halfway up the left side of the image.The mountains act as a political border between quite a few European countries. Italy, which is to the south of mountains, is...
Topics: Where -- Geneva, Where -- Italy, Where -- France, Where -- Switzerland, Where -- Austria, Where --...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2178
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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The <a href="http://modarch.gsfc.nasa.gov/">Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS), flying aboard NASA's <a href="http://terra.nasa.gov/">Terra</a> satellite, observed more than a dozen wildfires (red pixels) burning in Northern Australia. This true-color scene was acquired on April 2, 2002.Please note that the high-resolution scene provided here is 500 meters per pixel. For a copy of this scene at...
Topic: Where -- Australia
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2537
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Winter is slowly releasing its icy grip on the U.S.9s northernmost state. Bering Sea ice is melting in Norton Sound (left center), and although shrouded by cloud in this image, ice in the Chukchi Sea (upper left) is also breaking up and pulling away from Alaksa9s North Slope. Southwest of Norton Sound, the Yukon River appears to be trying to force its way out to the ocean, with a network of grayish pathways becoming visible around the main channel (see high-resolution imagery). The Alaska...
Topics: What -- High Resolution Imager, Where -- Bering Sea, Where -- Chukchi Sea, Where -- Alaska, Where...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2661
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Winter is slowly releasing its icy grip on the U.S.9s northernmost state. Bering Sea ice is melting in Norton Sound (left center), and although shrouded by cloud in this image, ice in the Chukchi Sea (upper left) is also breaking up and pulling away from Alaksa9s North Slope. Southwest of Norton Sound, the Yukon River appears to be trying to force its way out to the ocean, with a network of grayish pathways becoming visible around the main channel (see high-resolution imagery). The Alaska...
Topics: What -- High Resolution Imager, Where -- Bering Sea, Where -- Chukchi Sea, Where -- Alaska, Where...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2648
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Like many bodies of water throughout the world, including the North American Great Lakes, the Sea of Azov (right of center) has been facing problems related to eutrophication over the past decades. Eutrophication is the excessive influx of nutrients into waterways and wetlands most often caused by run-off polluted with fertilizers and other chemicals that spur the rapid growth of algae and plants, which die off and decompose, robbing oxygen from the water in the process. Often these blooms of...
Topics: Where -- Sea of Azov, Where -- Black Sea, Where -- Ukraine
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2677
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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In northwestern Australia, fires continue to dot the landscape on May 22, 2002. Fires have been burning in this region since early April, and may be part of a planned burn program that seeks to reduce uncontrolled fire danger later in the dry season. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 5/22/02.
Topic: Where -- Australia
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2816
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Though still locked in ice and snow, the east coast of Greenland will experience a brief thaw before the summer is over. This MODIS image of Greenland and the Greenland Sea was acquired on April 28, 2002. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 4/28/02.
Topic: Where -- Greenland
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2842
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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According to the Forest Service's Southwest Area Fire Coordination Center, the Borrego Fire, burning to the northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was slowed by more moderate weather overnight on May 27th, including snow at higher elevations. This fire began on May 22, 2002, of causes that are still under investigation, and quickly spread from a few hundred to several thousand acres in one 24-hour period. This image from the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov"...
Topics: Where -- Santa Fe, Where -- New Mexico
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2856
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Sun glints off the bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean in this MODIS image from April 16, 2002. Along the coast, the eastern Ghat Mountain Range exhibit a varied topography. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 4/16/02. Data End Date: 4/16/02.
Topics: What -- Sun, Where -- Bay of Bengal, Where -- Indian Ocean
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3072
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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On April 23, 2002, the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) captured this image of a large, colorful phytoplankton bloom occurring in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal (left). Several fires (red dots) were detected by MODIS as well. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 4/23/02. Data End Date: 4/23/02.
Topics: Where -- Atlantic Ocean, Where -- Portugal
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3061
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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On August 7, 2002, scattered fires were detected across California by the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) on the <a HREF="http://terra.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Terra</a> satellite. In the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the southeast of the green vegetation in the San Joaquin Valley, the Mc Nalley Fire is burning in the...
Topics: Where -- California, Where -- Nevada, Where -- San Jos?, Where -- Salton Sea, Where -- Oregon,...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3037
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Franz Josef Land is an archipelago consisting of about 60 islands, which are mostly snow and ice covered. Uninhabited, the islands are the northernmost land mass in the Eastern Hemisphere, and lie almost entirely within the Arctic Circle, north of the Barents Sea. In this MODIS image from April 30, 2002, the islands are locked in permanent winter, and the sea is a loosely packed mosaic of ice. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 4/8/02. Data End Date: 4/8/02.
Topics: Where -- Barents Sea, Where -- Arctic Ocean
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3119
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This series of MODIS images from April 8-29, 2002, shows winter sea ice--and the beginnings of spring thaw.in Baffin Bay between Greenland (right) and EllesmereIsland, Canada (top island at left). Warmer waters from the Labrador Sea to the south begin to encroach into the Bay as spring progresses, eventually freeing the Bay of its winter ice. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 4/11/02. Data End Date: 4/11/02.
Topics: Where -- Baffin Bay, Where -- Greenland, Where -- Canada, Where -- Labrador Sea
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3265
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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On April 17, 2002, spring was greening up the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, especially (bottom) South Carolina and North Carolina. But in the higher elevations of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia (left edge, center) and Pennsylvania (northeast), brown, leafless areas indicate spring has not yet arrived. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 4/17/02. Data End Date: 4/17/02.
Topics: Where -- United States of America, Where -- South Carolina, Where -- North Carolina, Where -- West...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3158
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This true-color image of the Middle East was acquired by MODIS on March 8, 2002. Visible in the image are the countries of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the island of Cyprus. The major bodies of water are the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Dead Sea, and the Nile River. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 3/8/02. Data End Date: 3/8/02.
Topics: Where -- Egypt, Where -- Israel, Where -- Jordan, Where -- Saudi Arabia, Where -- Syria, Where --...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3151
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Numerous large fires continue to burn in central Alaska, as an exceptionally warm, dry spring have kept firefighters’ hands full. this image is from May 25, 2002. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 5/28/02. Data End Date: 5/28/02.
Topic: Where -- Alaska
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3688
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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On May 22, 2002, Svalbard, Norway, tucked inside the Arctic Circle, was showing no signs of spring on land, while in the Barents Sea, ice had begun retreating from the western coastline. This series of images shows the thawing of the sea ice around Svalbard, and also shows snow retreating from the landscape. Patches of brown are showing through, especially along fjords and inlets. Some images show blooms of marine plants called phytoplankton, which create colorful blue and green patterns on the...
Topics: Where -- Svalbard, Where -- Norway, Where -- Barents Sea, Where -- Arctic Ocean
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3393
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Fires continue to burn in the Democratic Republic of Congo (top) and Angola (bottom left). At the top of the image are the tropical forests of the Congo River Basin, while at the center and bottom are tropical savannas. This image was acquired by MODIS on June 10, 2002. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 6/10/02. Data End Date: 6/10/02.
Topic: Where -- Angola
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3785
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10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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In some places along Alaska’s coastline (right), a thin lip of winter ice is still clinging to the shoreline, but the Bering Strait, which separates Alaska.s Seward Peninsula from Siberia (left) is finally free of its winter blockage of sea ice. South of the Bering Strait, St. Lawrence Island, blanketed with snow all winter, is gradually becoming uncovered. This image was acquired by MODIS on June 3, 2002. To the east of the island, the broad delta of the Yukon River is obscured by clouds,...
Topics: Where -- Alaska, Where -- Chukchi Sea, Where -- Minnesota
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3745
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This true-color <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) image from July 30, 2002, shows numerous fires (red dots) burning in Botswana (top) and Democratic Republic of South Africa (bottom). Along the right edge, smoke is thicker, and may be because fires are burning in areas of denser vegetation. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 7/30/02. Data End Date: 7/30/02.
Topics: Where -- Botswana, Where -- South Africa
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3956
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Bushfires continue in the Northern Territory and Western Australia regions. This image of fires (red dots) was acquired March 30, 2002 by the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite.Also visible in the image is the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf (top left), which appears both blue and brown due to the presence of sediment in the water. The sediment is likely leftover from flooding in this area earlier in the month.At the top center of the image is...
Topics: What -- Terra, What -- Earth, Where -- Australia
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3726
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This true-color image from the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) on NASA’s <a HREF="http://terra.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Terra</a> satellite shows the mosaic of farmlands and urban areas that dominate the landscapes of the north-central United States.At left in the image are (top to bottom) North Dakota, South Dakota,...
Topics: Where -- North Dakota, Where -- United States of America, Where -- South Dakota, Where -- Nebraska,...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3906
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Summertime glows green across Northern Alaska in the true-color Terra MODIS image of this pair, which was acquired July 29, 2002. Prominent in the image is the Brooks Range, which stretches all the way across Northern Alaska from the western shore to the border of Canada’s Yukon Territory, a distance of about 600 miles. The western third of the Range is home to the Noatak National Preserve, and to the east of that is the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. The body of water to the...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Alaska, Where -- Beaufort Sea, Where -- Chukchi Sea
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3869
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This image shows the Rio Parana in Argentina in spring and summer 2002. It was compiled from data collected by the MODIS sensor aboard the Terra satellite. MODIS was able to pick up the signature of a few fires in some of the images, shown as red dots or outlines. Rio Parana (running north-south through image center) appears brown from the sediment in the water, and eventually drains into the Delta del Parana and the Rio de la Plata Estuary. Where the Rio de la Plata empties into the Atlantic,...
Topics: What -- Terra, Where -- Argentina, Where -- Buenos Aires, Where -- Montevideo, Where -- Uruguay
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3712
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This MODIS true-color image captured on October 17, 2001, shows Tibet, China. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 10/17/01.
Topic: Where -- China
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2210
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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A snowfall in the American West provides contrast to the landscape's muted earth tones and indicates changes in topography and elevation across (clockwise from top left) Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.In Utah, the southern ranges of the Wasatch Mountains are covered in snow, and the Colorado River etches a dark ribbon across the red rock of the Colorado Plateau. In the center of the image is the reservoir created by the Glen Canyon Dam. To the east are the...
Topics: What -- Earth, Where -- Nevada, Where -- Utah, Where -- Colorado, Where -- New Mexico, Where --...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2403
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This true-color image from May 6, 2002, shows the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States where (clockwise from upper left) Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona meet. In Colorado, the Front Range of the Rockies is free of snow, but some remains on the western slopes. In northwestern Utah, purple salt-loving bacteria thrive in the Great Salt Lake, where a railroad causeway is causing the salt levels in the northern part of the lake to rise. In southern Utah and northern Arizona,...
Topics: Where -- United States of America, Where -- Utah, Where -- Colorado, Where -- New Mexico, Where --...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3364
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Running from the Black Sea in the western part of the image to the Caspian Sea at right, the snow-covered Caucasus Mountains separate Russia (north) from Georgia (south). Central Georgia has some lowland areas, but farther south the terrain climbs again to the Lesser Caucasus. Also visible in the image is the Euphrates River, cutting a green path across the deserts of Syria and Iraq. This image is from MODIS on April 11, 2002. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 4/11/02. Data End Date:...
Topics: Where -- Black Sea, Where -- Caspian Sea, Where -- Russia, Where -- Georgia, Where -- Syria, Where...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3288
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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In the Mato Grosso region of Brazil, fire (red dots) is a major cause of deforestation. "Slash and burn" agriculture is used to clear tropical forests for farming and ranching, and this series of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images shows the resulting transformation of the landscape. Lines and geometric shapes reveal where plots of land have been converted to agricultural uses.In many of the images, the Xingu National Park hangs like an appendage off the broad...
Topics: Where -- Brazil, Where -- Rio de Janeiro
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3762
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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On May 17, 2002, the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) on the <a HREF="http://terra.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Terra</a> satellite detected several prairie fires (marked with red dots) burning in Saskatchewan (left) and Manitoba (right) provinces of Canada. Fires are also burning in North Dakota (bottom). In Manitoba, the...
Topics: Where -- Canada, Where -- North Dakota
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3331
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This MODIS true-color image depicts the Republic of South Africa on the African continent's southern tip. Also visible are the southern portions of Namibia and Botswana (upper left) and most of Lesotho (middle right edge). Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 4/7/02. Data End Date: 4/7/02.
Topics: Where -- South Africa, Where -- Namibia, Where -- Botswana, Where -- Lesotho
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3371
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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News reports from New South Wales, Australia, indicate that fire danger is high across the region and that as of October 7, 2002, 70 fires were burning across the state—20 of which were out of control. This true-color <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) image was acquired by Aqua MODIS on October 8, 2002, and shows numerous fires (red dots) and heavy smoke, especially...
Topics: What -- Aqua, Where -- Australia, Where -- Brisbane, Where -- Sydney
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3860
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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On August 10, 2002, the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) on the <a HREF="http://terra.nasa.gov/" target="outlink">Terra</a> satellite captured this true-color image of Kazakhstan and numerous fires (red dots) burning there. The patchwork of small rectangles that dominates the northern part of the image shows plots of farm...
Topic: Where -- Kazakhstan
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3993
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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As recently as July 23, 2002, Hurricane Douglas was a category 2 hurricane, with winds as high as 90 knots (over 100 miles per hour). As of July 24, Douglas had dropped back to category 1 status as it moved away from the Baja California Peninsula in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The storm is predicted to continue moving westward over the next 24 hours and should weaken as it moves over cooler waters. This image was acquired by the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov"...
Topics: Where -- Douglas, Where -- California, Where -- Pacific Ocean
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3799
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Nov 4, 2009
11/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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In the Sakha region of Siberia, at the eastern edge of the Central Siberian Plateau, numerous fires are burning near the city of Yakutsk, along the bank of the Lena River. This first iamge in this series was acquired by the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) on the <a HREF="http://terra.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Terra</a>...
Topic: Where -- Russia
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6253
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11/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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These true- and false-color images of central Canada show the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories (top) and Lake Athabasca to the southeast. Lake Athabasca straddles the border between Alberta (west) and Saskatchewan (east). A fire (red dot) is burning in Alberta, and the snow capped Rocky Mountains cut through southwest Alberta at bottom left. In the false-color image, vegetation is green, water is dark blue, and ice (or snow) is light blue. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date:...
Topic: Where -- Canada
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6233
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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The Irish Sea (right) is full of phytoplankton in this true-color image from January 15, 2002. The Irish Sea separates Ireland (center) from the United Kingdom (right). In this image the water of both the Irish and Celtic (lower right) Seas appears quite turbid, being a milky blue-green compared to the clearer waters of the open Atlantic (left). This milky appearance is likely due to the growth of marine plants called phytoplankton.Despite the fact that Ireland is at the same latitude as...
Topics: Where -- Irish Sea, Where -- Ireland, Where -- United Kingdom, Where -- Atlantic Ocean, Where --...
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2406
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Nov 4, 2009
11/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Sea ice is pulling back from the east coast of Greenland, and the numerous fjords that cut into the coastline are showing blue water through the ice that chokes them. Later in the summer, the ice will be gone for a brief time before the return of winter. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 6/13/02. Data End Date: 6/13/02.
Topic: Where -- Greenland
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=6239
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This MODIS true-color image shows a number of fires (red dots) burning throughout Venezuela. Smoke plumes from some of the fires can be seen in the higher resolutions of the image. Also visible is the Atlantic Ocean, which appears silver because of sun-glint. This image was acquired April 9, 2002. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 4/9/02. Data End Date: 4/9/02.
Topics: What -- Sun, Where -- Venezuela, Where -- Atlantic Ocean
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3056
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Massive wildfires were burning in eastern Russia along the Lena River (top and center) near the city of Yakutsk. The Central Siberian Plateau is shrouded by thick smoke in these images from the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) on the <a HREF="http://terra.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Terra</a> satellite. This series of...
Topic: Where -- Russia
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3647
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Bushfires are still burning in northern Australia on May 29, 2002. In the coastal environment, large amounts of sediment, possibly churned up by tidal effects, fill the water. MODIS has been observing these fires since April. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 5/29/02. Data End Date: 5/29/02.
Topic: Where -- Australia
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3729
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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Numerous thermal anomalies were detected on the Kamchatka Peninsula in northeastern Russia in late June and early July by the <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS). Some of the anomalies (red dots) were fires, but at least one was the result of ongoing volcanic activity at one of the Peninsula’s numerous active volcanoes. The erupting volcano, called Sheveluch, can be seen...
Topic: Where -- Russia
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3813
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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In the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, a large fire sprang up in the Sequoia National Forest about 12 miles north of the town of Kernville. According to reports from the U.S.D.A Forest Service, the McNalley fire started on the afternoon of July 21, 2002, and by Monday, July 22, had spread to more than 9,000 acres. The fire, which spread rapidly in response to erratic winds, threatened hundreds of residences. This series of <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov"...
Topics: Where -- Nevada, Where -- California, Where -- Oregon
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=3910
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This true-color <a HREF="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov" target="outlink">Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer</a> (MODIS) was captured on August 8, 2002, over south-central Africa. Numerous fires have been detected in Democratic Republic of Congo (top center) and Zambia (bottom center). Other countries visible are Zimbabwe (lower right) and Botswana (lower left). At upper left is Angola. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 8/8/02. Data End...
Topics: Where -- Zambia, Where -- Zimbabwe, Where -- Botswana, Where -- Angola
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=4034
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Oct 30, 2009
10/09
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Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
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This MODIS true-color image shows active fires as red dots superimposed on a surface reflectance image of Angola (lower left) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (upper right) in Africa. Sensor: Terra/MODIS. Data Start Date: 5/18/01.
Topic: Where -- Angola
Source: http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?id=2140
