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Cumulus Cloud Rows over the South
Multiple rows of cumulus clouds appear over Texas, Louisiana and the Gulf Coast in this image captured by the Suomi NPP satellite's…
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Von Kármán Vortex off the Southern California Coast
A spiral cloud appears just off the southern California coast in this image seen by the Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument on February 1, 2018.
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Ship Tracks Off the Coast of the Iberian Peninsula
The ship tracks in this image stretch several hundred miles off the coast of Portugal, and occur in one of the most heavily trafficked areas for cargo
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"Cloud Streets" Over the Great Lakes
The Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument captured these parallel rows of clouds, known as "cloud streets" streaming over the Great Lakes.
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VIIRS Day Night Band Captures Illuminated Landscape During Supermoon
The polar-orbiting NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite captured this view of Northern California last night (December 3, 2017)…
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Feature Story
NOAA’s GOES-16 Provides Critical Data on Hurricane Maria
Although not yet operational, data from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite proved vital in forecasting operations for Hurricane Maria as it neared Puerto Rico.
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GOES-16 Imagery of North Carolina Sky Shows Improved Imaging Capabilities
GOES-16's 5-minute imagery is a big improvement over the 15- or 30-minute refresh rate offered by the current GOES imager.
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Clearing the Fog on Snow-Cloud Discriminator Imagery
As winter approaches and snow covers parts of the globe, the ability to distinguish between snow and cloud cover becomes increasingly important.
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