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A Hard Look at Thin Clouds
Despite their delicate appearance, thin, feathery clouds of ice crystals calledcirrus may contribute to global warming. Some scientists believe cirrus is quitecommon, but it is notoriously difficult to observe—even from satellites,which offer our only means of monitoring such clouds over…
Sizzling First Images from NASA’s “Thermometer in the Sky”
These four images of Tropical Cyclone Ramasun were obtained July 3, 2002, by theAtmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) experiment system onboard NASA’s Aqua spacecraft. The AIRS experiment, with its wide spectral coverage in four diverse bands, provides the ability to penetrate…
Fires and Heavy Smoke Across Alaska
Between July 17-19, 2002, Alaska received 12,000 lightning strikes, sparking numerous fires. According to the Alaska Fire Service, record hot and dry conditions since the beginning of August have markedly increased fire activity across the state. This Moderate Resolution Imaging…
Lake Carnegie, Western Australia
Ephemeral Lake Carnegie, in Western Australia, fills with water only during periods of significantrainfall. In dry years, it is reduced to a muddy marsh. This image was acquired byLandsat 7’s Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus(ETM+) sensor on May 19, 1999. This…
Mt. St. Helens and Spirit Lake
high resolution 1000 pixel-wide image Snow still covered the peaks of the Cascade Ranges in mid-June when the STS-111crew photographed Mt. St. Helens from the Space Shuttle Endeavour. From theirvantage point, the crew observed blast zone from the 1980 eruption…
The Earth’s Biosphere
In the last five years, scientists have been able to monitor our changing planetin ways never before possible. The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor(SeaWiFS), aboard the OrbView-2 satellite, has given researchers anunprecedented view of the biological engine that drives life on…
Moscow, Russia
Moscow, the political and economic heart of Russia, sits on the far eastern end of Europe, roughly 1300 kilometers (815 miles) west of the Ural Mountains and the Asian continent. The city boasts a population of nine million and encompasses…
Significant Event Report for Week Ending 8/2/2002
Cassini Significant Event Report For Week Ending 08/02/02 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired from the Goldstone tracking station on Tuesday, July 30. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally. Information on…
Summer Harvest in Saratov, Russia
Southern Russia produces roughly 40 percent of the country’s total agricultural output, and Saratov Oblast is the largest producer of grain in the Volga region. Vegetation changes in the province’s agricultural lands between spring and summer are apparent in these…
Hubble Astronomers Feast on an Interstellar Hamburger
Hold the pickles; hold the lettuce. Space is serving up giant hamburgers. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a photograph of a strange object that bears an uncanny resemblance to a hamburger. The object, nicknamed Gomez’s Hamburger, is a sun-like…
Winter Snow Cover in the Northern Hemisphere
Time series movies: Global Snow Cover Movie Snow Cover over Asia Snow Cover over Europe Snow Cover over North America Snow Cover over the Sierra Nevada Mountains The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites, measures snow cover over the…
Aqua CERES First Light
NASA’s latest Earth Observing System satellite—Aqua—is dedicated to advancing our understanding of Earth’s water cycle. Launched on May 4, 2002, Aqua has successfully completed its checkout period and is fully operational. Using multiple instruments, Aqua data and images are crucial…
Bright Water Off Newfoundland
A large coccolithophore bloom off the southern coast of Newfoundland colored the normally dark North Atlantic waters a bright turquoise on July 29, 2002. There appears to be another, perhaps larger bloom of a different type of phytoplankton to the…
Smoke, Clouds and Ship Tracks Off California Coast
Smoke from the fires in Oregon and California has drifted far west out over the Pacific Ocean.The plume looks yellowish against the white cloudy background in this SeaWiFS image, acquired on July 29, 2002. Tropical Storm Elida lies to the…
Konari, Iran
The Mand River and the small town of Konari nestle in the Zagros Mountains in western Iran. This image was acquired byLandsat 7’s Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus(ETM+) sensor on February 2, 2000. This is a false-color composite image made using…
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