Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Typhoon Francisco
Published October 17, 2013
The 27th named storm of the year in Pacific could be headed for Japan.
Related images:
720 x 540 JPEG
8000 x 6200 6 MB - JPEG
65 MB - TIFF
2 KB - KML/KMZ
Global Patterns of Carbon Dioxide
PNG
Published September 27, 2013
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations reached record levels in 2013.
720 x 343 PNG
2610 x 1306 498 KB - JPEG
720 x 149 PNG
76 KB - PDF
Cloud Swirls and Ripples, Guadalupe Island
JPEG
Published September 9, 2013
Clouds trace out atmospheric eddies and vortices near Baja, California.
720 x 480 JPEG
1440 x 960 890 KB - JPEG
Flying through Formaldehyde
Published August 23, 2013
A sensor mounted on NASA’s DC-8 airplane measures concentrations of formaldehyde in the atmosphere. On August 6, 2013, the plane flew through plumes of wildfire smoke spiked with the carcinogenic pollutant.
720 x 720 JPEG
4320 x 4320 5 MB - JPEG
27 MB - TIFF
Sunrise over the Aleutian Islands, with Noctilucent Clouds
Published August 20, 2013
Some astronauts say these wispy, iridescent clouds are the most beautiful phenomena they see from orbit.
1440 x 960 93 KB - JPEG
A Swirl of Clouds over the Pacific
Published August 19, 2013
The Aqua satellite captured this image of von Kármán vortices downwind of Isla Socorro.
1600 x 2000 2 MB - JPEG
8 MB - TIFF
Tiny Typhoon?
Published July 23, 2013
Tropical cyclones come in all sizes. Some researchers wonder if they saw a mini-typhoon drifting across the Pacific Ocean in mid-July 2013.
7200 x 9400 15 MB - JPEG
76 MB - TIFF
6800 x 8800 12 MB - JPEG
83 MB - TIFF
Gravity Waves and Sunglint, Lake Superior
Published July 22, 2013
This astronaut view of blending air masses, wind fields, and light reflections is a combination of beauty and of insight about the environment.
3924 x 2616 2 MB - JPEG
New Landsat Finds Clouds Hiding in Plain Sight
Published May 24, 2013
One of LDCM’s sensors can detect faint cirrus clouds that can slightly alter a scene.
7661 x 7601 6 MB - JPEG
7661 x 7601 3 MB - JPEG
Moonlit Tropical Depression Isaac
Published August 31, 2012
This nighttime satellite image shows Tropical Depression Isaac as it moved from the Gulf Coast towards the central United States.
4000 x 4000 3 MB - JPEG
Heavy Rains from Guchol and Talim
Published June 20, 2012
Guchol and Talim brought heavy rain to the western Pacific Ocean in June 2012. This image shows rainfall totals and storm tracks.
720 x 480 PNG
Tornado Damage near Berry, Alabama
Published May 13, 2011
Acquired May 7, 2011, this natural-color image shows part of a tornado track near the town of Berry, Alabama.
4000 x 7200 5 MB - JPEG
4000 x 7200 58 MB - TIFF
46 KB - KML/KMZ
Heavy Rain in Central United States
Published April 27, 2011
This map depicts rainfall for the Midwestern U.S. from April 19 to 25, 2011, when severe rains added to spring melt to bring dozens of rivers above flood stage.
Tropical Cyclone Diane
Published February 21, 2011
Acquired February 19, 2011, this natural-color image shows Tropical Cyclone Diane off the coast of Western Australia.
6574 x 6672 10 MB - JPEG
6574 x 6672 47 MB - TIFF
Tropical Cyclone Paul
Published March 31, 2010
This color-coded image shows rainfall amounts associated with Tropical Cyclone Paul, which drenched northern Australia from March 22 to March 28, 2010.
Typhoon Lupit
Published October 22, 2009
This color-coded image shows wind speeds associated with Typhoon Lupit on October 22, 2009.
1441 x 1360 3 MB - JPEG
Tropical Storm Rick
Published October 21, 2009
Acquired October 20, 2009, this true-color image shows Tropical Storm Rick south of the tip of Baja California.
5600 x 7200 4 MB - JPEG
Ash and Steam Plume, Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat
Published October 19, 2009
An oblique photo of Montserrat Island taken by astronauts captures an eruption from the island’s Soufrière Hills Volcano on October 11, 2009.
2598 x 2039 2 MB - JPEG
Published October 16, 2009
Acquired October 16, 2009, this true-color image shows Typhoon Lupit spanning several hundred kilometers as it hovers over the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines.
Tropical Storm Parma
Published October 13, 2009
Acquired October 13, 2009, this true-color image shows Tropical Storm Parma hovering over the Gulf of Tongking, between Hainan and Vietnam.
5200 x 4000 3 MB - JPEG
1 KB - KML/KMZ
Published October 12, 2009
Acquired October 11, 2009, this true-color image shows tropical storm Parma slowly approaching southern China and Vietnam.
5600 x 7200 5 MB - JPEG
Quebec Blizzard
Published October 8, 2009
Landsat 5 natural color images of Quebec, Canada in 1993.
561 x 421 JPEG
2670 x 2483 19 MB - TIFF
Super Typhoon Melor
Published October 7, 2009
Typhoon Melor was approaching the southernmost islands of Japan when this natural-color image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite on October 7, 2009.
6000 x 7800 4 MB - JPEG
Floods in Southern India
Published October 6, 2009
This analysis shows rainfall totals across southern India from September 29 to October 5, 2009. The heaviest rainfall appears in blue and the lightest rainfall appears in pale green. Rain extends from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
Typhoon Parma
Published October 5, 2009
As this wind speed image illustrates, Tropical Storm Parma still had a core of strong winds on October 5, 2009.
1520 x 1441 2 MB - JPEG
Acquired October 5, 2009, this true-color image shows Tropical Storm Parma west of the islands of Luzon and Taiwan.
Published October 1, 2009
Acquired October 1, 2009, this true-color image shows Typhoon Parma headed westward over the Pacific Ocean. Outlined in black in the left half of the image are parts of the Philippines.
Published September 30, 2009
Acquired September 30, 2009, this true-color image shows Typhoon Parma over the Pacific Ocean, west of the Philippines.
7116 x 8004 5 MB - JPEG
10 KB - KML/KMZ
Dust over Eastern Australia
Published September 24, 2009
A wall of dust stretches from northern Queensland to the southern tip of eastern Australia in this photo-like satellite image from September 23, 2009.
720 x 960 JPEG
6800 x 9200 6 MB - JPEG
6800 x 9200 156 MB - TIFF
51 KB - KML/KMZ
Heavy Rain in U.S. Southeast
Published September 23, 2009
This image shows estimates of rainfall over the southeastern United States from September 14-21, 2009. Highest rainfall amounts appear in dark blue, and lightest rainfall amounts appear in pale green. Especially intense rainfall occurs in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and northern Florida.
Super Typhoon Choi-Wan
Published September 17, 2009
Super Typhoon Choi-wan is formidable in these images, with tightly spiraling bands of clouds and a distinct eye. A vertical cross section of the storm reveals towering clouds and a clear eye surrounded by dense clouds.
720 x 630 JPEG
Published September 16, 2009
Super-Typhoon Choi-wan had a symmetrical shape, a trait of a strong, well-organized cyclone, when this photo-like image was taken on September 16, 2009.