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Snow and Clouds around the Alps

Satellite sensors help distinguish snow and ice from clouds and fog.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response and IMERG data from the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) at NASA/GSFC. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published February 1, 2018
Data acquired January 29, 2018

Sources:
GPM
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response