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Hurricane Epsilon in the North Atlantic
Published January 5, 2005
Hurricane Epsilon was gathering strength when this image was acquired on December 4, 2005. In the early morning hours of December 5, it was located about 950 kilometers (590 miles) West-Southwest of the Azores. The storm´s maximum sustained winds had reached...
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Cloud vortices off Guadalupe Island, near Baja California
Cloud vortices- the striking patterns seen in this image- are produced by the flow of air in the atmosphere. Clouds are made up of many small droplets of water or ice crystals, formed around what is called a condensation nucleus: a small particle of dust, ash, or smoke. They reflect all visible wavelengths of sunlight...
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Dust storm in Taklimakan Desert, Western China
A massive dust storm rages across the Taklimakan Desert in this image of Western China. The Taklimakan is bounded by the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas: to the North by the snow-covered Tian Shan Mountain range and to the South by the rugged Kunlun Mountains. The lower left corner of the image...
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Fires in the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Smoke pours from fires burning in the Dominican Republic in this Aqua MODIS image taken on March 18, 2005. MODIS detected several fires, which have been marked with red squares, but the most intense are burning in the center of the island. The majority of the fires set on the island are probably agricultural fires set...
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Atmospheric gravity waves between Indonesia and Australia
When the Sun reflects off the surface of the ocean at the same angle that a satellite sensor is viewing the surface, a phenomenon called sunglint occurs. In the affected area of the image, smooth ocean water becomes a silvery mirror, while rougher surface waters appear dark. Sometimes the sunglint region...
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Growing Ice in the Ross Sea
Falling temperatures in the Southern Hemisphere mean growing ice in Antactica's Ross Sea, as shown in this true-color Aqua MODIS image from March 21, 2005. Sea ice continues to be blocked in McMurdo Sound by the B-15A iceberg, while the ice...
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Smoke and Fires in Southeast Asia
Scores of fires clog the sky above Bangladesh, east India, and Myanmar with thick white clouds of smoke. The green forests and plains of southeast Asia support the livelihoods of millions of the region's residents, often in the form of agricultural pursuits. One of the chief methods of ground-clearing for spring planting is fire...
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Smoke plume from fuel depot fire near London, England
A series of images shows a giant plume of smoke from a burning fuel depot near London, England. The first image, seen when you open this page, is a “true color” composite. If you place your mouse over the image...
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Eruption on Augustine Island, Alaska
Augustine Volcano in the Gulf of Alaska erupted on December 12, 2005, sending a plume of ash and steam approximately 80 kilometers (50 miles) toward the southeast. In this image, the volcanic plume streams from the tiny, snow-capped volcanic island and dissipates over the ocean. According to news reports...
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Fires across Southeast Asia
The dry season has taken hold in southeast Asia, as this March 30, 2005, true-color Aqua MODIS image of dense smoke and scores of fires illustrates. Fires are set throughout the day, therefore more tend to be detected in Aqua imagery, which...
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Dust storm over Libya
A swirling mass of air sweeps a cloud of dust into the Mediterranean Sea in this image acquired on December 14, 2005. The brown and tan colors in this image represent the sand dunes and stone plateaus of the Sahara in North Africa. The country at the left of the image is Algeria...
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Eruption of Anatahan Volcano
A thick cloud of ash erupts from the Anatahan Volcano in this dramatic true-color Terra MODIS image collected on April 6, 2005. According to the Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center, a series of low-level eruptions starting on April 4 created this plume...
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