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New Satellite Instrument takes guesswork out of Flossie's Nightime Track
A powerful sensor onboard the Suomi NPP satellite played a critical role in locating the position of Tropical Storm Flossie.
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Australia: Fires Burn While the Seas Swirl
The Suomi NPP satellite captured an amazing image of northern Australia on June 25, 2013. Dozens of wildfires release wisps of smoke…
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Green: Vegetation on Our Planet (Video)
Although 75% of the planet is a relatively unchanging ocean of blue, the remaining 25% of Earth's surface is a dynamic green. Data from the NASA/NOAA…
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Tornado Tracks Streak Across Oklahoma
The rotation of tornadoes creates a distinctive signature in radar data, and can be used to estimate the track that the system takes…
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GOES Satellite Captures Spring Equinox
It is that time of year again (it happens twice) when the relative angle of Earth is perpendicular to the Sun, causing equal incoming…
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The Tibesti Mountains
Just south of the Libyan border in Chad, there is a visible scar in the sands of the Sahara Desert. The Tibesti Mountains, shown…
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Polar-Orbiting Satellites are Key to Accurate Hurricane Forecasts
The incredibly accurate 5-day forecasts for Hurricanes Irene and Sandy have illustrated the improvements in both observations and…
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National Weather Service Accurately Predicted Sandy's Path
Five days before Sandy made landfall along the New Jersey coastline, NOAA's National Hurricane Center accurately projected the storm's path. This…
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