Hi Rich, Last decade I worked on VIIRS for about two years up in Goleta, CA, so it's nice to finally see some composite images from that sensor! --Rob
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rich Murray Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 7:34 PM To: Rich Murray Subject: [meteorite-list] cloud free night views of USA and of Earth via NASA satellite -- much change since I went to college in 1960...: Rich Murray 2012.12.05 cloud free night views of USA and of Earth via NASA satellite -- much change since I went to college in 1960...: Rich Murray 2012.12.05 Credit: NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC (Phys.org) -- Scientists unveiled today an unprecedented new look at our planet at night. A global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from a new NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, shows the glow of natural and human-built phenomena across the planet in greater detail than ever before. This image of the continental United States at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The image was made possible by the satellite's "day-night band" of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe dim signals such as city lights, gas flares, auroras, wildfires and reflected moonlight. Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2012-12-satellite-reveals-views-earth-night.html#jCp http://phys.org/news/2012-12-satellite-reveals-views-earth-night.html#nwlt http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/hires/2012/nasanoaasate.jpg USA http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/hires/2012/satelliterev.jpg World ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
