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Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,
With its unprecedented 1.38-micron channel, MODIS can see high cirrus clouds, even ones not visible to the naked eye. Cirrus clouds are important in that they both trap heat, having a warming influence on climate, and obstruct views of the surface. MODIS allows scientists to remove cirrus clouds to better reveal underlying features below.
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Terra - MODISData Date:
April 18, 2000Visualization Date:
April 18, 2000
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