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Tropical Cyclone Emma
Published March 3, 2006
Tropical Cyclone Emma formed as a low-intensity storm system and built to cyclone strength only briefly. But Emma’s brief cyclone status belied its size and rainfall. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) instrument on the Aqua observed the storm system as it was losing strength, and hence its tropical cyclone status, on February 28, 2006, at 5:55 UTC (1:55 p.m. local time). At this time...
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Dust storm in North Africa
Published March 2, 2006
Massive dust storms continue to sweep across North Africa in this image acquired on February 24, 2006. Dust, which appears grayish-pink, is being picked up by wind from the “Great Sand Sea” region of the Sahara (and points South) and transported across the Mediterranean into Southern Europe. The verdant oasis of the Nile Delta...
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Fires in Myanmar and India
Published March 1, 2006
Hundreds of fires, outlined in red, burn across Myanmar and India in this image acquired on February 27, 2006. Also visible are portions of Bangladesh (far left) and Thailand (far right); the Bay of Bengal dominates the lower left of the image. The grayish plumes of smoke blowing from left to right...
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The Sierra Madre
Published February 28, 2006
The towering peaks of the Sierra Madre of Mexico dominate this image acquired by Aqua on February 15, 2006. The “Occidental” or western portion of this fabled mountain range appears as a dark brownish band running along the left side of the image, bracketed by the lush, green oasis of the Pacific coast to the left and the much lower elevation “altiplano” or high plain to the right. The top of the “Oriental” or eastern portion of the range...
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Dust storm in north Africa
Published February 27, 2006
Massive dust storms sweep across North Africa in this image acquired on February 23, 2006. Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya (from left to right) are shown here. The upper right corner of the image shows the “Great Sand Sea” region of the Sahara, while the Rebiana Sand Sea is located in the lower right portion of the image. The left side of the image shows the Algerian section of the Sahara...
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Tropical Cyclone Kate
Published February 26, 2006
Tropical Cyclone Kate swirls in the Torres Strait between Australia’s Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea in this satellite view of the storm, obtained by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite on February 23, 2006. Kate was the second tropical cyclone in 2006 to form off the coast of Queensland. It was not a particularly powerful...
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Western Russia
Published February 25, 2006
Snow and ice cover the land surface in this image of western Russia acquired on February 19, 2006. Snow and ice (on the land) are key components of the cryosphere, which also includes sea ice, freshwater ice, glaciers, frozen ground and permafrost. MODIS plays a critical role in the monitoring...
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Central Argentina
Published February 24, 2006
The central portion of Argentina, as well as parts of Uruguay and Brazil, are depicted in this image acquired on February 18, 2006. Images such as this one are used to create land cover maps of the region on a continual basis, producing a catalogue of change in an area of the globe that is quite dynamic. Researchers at the University of Maryland...
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Andaman Islands
Published February 23, 2006
A portion of the over 500 separate islands forming the Andaman archipelago are depicted in this image acquired on February 18, 2006. The islands, belonging to India, are located in the Bay of Bengal. The Andaman and the neighboring Nicobar Islands ...
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Sierra Nevada
Published February 22, 2006
Contrasting colors depict a variety of land cover types in this image acquired on February 14, 2006. The azure tones of the Pacific at the left side of the image are interrupted by the rich texture of California’s Coastal Range, home of the famed redwoods ([i]Sequoia sempervirens[/i]) – the tallest tree in world, reaching 112.1 meters (367.8 feet) and over 2,000 years in age. The mountains give way to the fertile...
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Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China
Published February 21, 2006
The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China is a vast region of sand desert sitting in a depression between two high, rugged mountain ranges. The Taklimakan's rolling sand dunes stretch out over about 125,000 square miles in the Xinjiang region of China. The desert is hemmed in to the north by ...
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Tropical Cyclone Vaianu
Published February 20, 2006
Tropical Cyclone Vaianu was threading its way through the Tonga Islands on February 13, 2006, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite captured this image at 1:45 UTC (1:45 p.m. local time). At this time, Vaianu was heading south through the chain of islands, knocking out electricity in many areas, as well as flattening crops such as bananas, mangos, and breadfruit trees. Flooding in low-lying areas...
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