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Marine Layer Clouds off the California Coast

The Suomi NPP VIIRS “day-night band” makes it possible to view low clouds even at night—something earlier satellites have had difficulty doing.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Marine Layer Clouds off the California Coast.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using VIIRS Day-Night Band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published January 22, 2013
Data acquired September 27, 2012

Source:: Suomi NPP > VIIRS

Collection:: Earth at Night