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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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Phytoplankton bloom off Argentina
Published February 19, 2006
The large blue swirls visible in this image signify large phytoplankton blooms off of the coast of Argentina. Phytoplankton are tiny, microscopic plants that form the base of the food web in marine ecosystems; they are consumed by zooplankton, or microscopic animals, which in turn are eaten by variety of fish, whales, and birds. Often blooms such as this one are ...
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Dust storm in Tengger Desert, northcentral China
Published February 18, 2006
A massive dust storm rages across the Tengger Desert in this image of north-central China. This desert region, measuring about 36,700 square kilometers (14,000 square miles), and is located south of the border with Mongolia, to the southeast of and adjacent to the much larger Gobi Desert. Tennger, unlike the Gobi...
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Phytoplankton bloom off Chile
Published February 17, 2006
A phytoplankton bloom creates a vibrant blue cloud off of the coast of Chile. Phytoplankton are tiny, microscopic plants that form the base of the food web in marine ecosystems; they are consumed by zooplankton, or microscopic animals, which in turn are eaten by variety of fish, whales, and birds. Often blooms such as this one...
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The River Plate
Published February 16, 2006
The broad delta visible in this image is formed by the River Plate, at the confluence of the rivers Uruguay and Parana in the Southeastern portion of South America. The River Plate (“Rio de la Plata” or River of Silver in Spanish), is the widest river in the world, stretching 220 kilometers...
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Record Snow over U.S. East
Published February 15, 2006
The East Coast of the United States went from balmy, spring-like weather to winter white overnight between February 11 and 12, 2006. A powerful nor’easter moved up the coast from the Gulf of Mexico settling heavy snow from Virginia to Massachusetts. New York City bore the brunt of the storm...
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