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Topic: Satellite images

Earth's Northern Hemisphere, seen from NOAA's GOES-17 satellite, on Feb. 9, 2019.

Earth from orbit: Every day is Earth Day for NOAA Satellites

April 22, 2021

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Earth's Northern Hemisphere, seen from NOAA's GOES-17 satellite, on Feb. 9, 2019.

A NASA satellite view of Chesapeake Bay's Eastern Shore created with images acquired by Landsat 7 during the period of 1999-2002.

Studies show conserving land has economic, ecological benefits

April 9, 2021

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A NASA satellite view of Chesapeake Bay's Eastern Shore created with images acquired by Landsat 7 during the period of 1999-2002.

These three images from NOAA's GOES East (GOES-16) satellite show us what Earth looks like from space near the solstice. The images were captured about 24 hours before the 2018 solstice, at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2018.

Slideshow: 50 satellite views from 50 years of NOAA

December 29, 2020

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NOAA 50th Anniversary

These three images from NOAA's GOES East (GOES-16) satellite show us what Earth looks like from space near the solstice. The images were captured about 24 hours before the 2018 solstice, at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2018.

Tapping into data from the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite’s Day/Night Band, NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) colleagues at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, and the Colorado School of Mines examined the difference in illumination of urban and suburban lights between February and March, 2020. By doing so, the scientists were able to detect areas of dimming (blue), and in some cases brightening (red), of

See: Satellite detects changes in nighttime lights in NYC Metro area

May 11, 2020

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Tapping into data from the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite’s Day/Night Band, NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) colleagues at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, and the Colorado School of Mines examined the difference in illumination of urban and suburban lights between February and March, 2020. By doing so, the scientists were able to detect areas of dimming (blue), and in some cases brightening (red), of

In celebration of Earth Day 2020, let’s take a look at just how far geostationary satellite technology has come by looking at full-disk imagery taken every 10 years since the first Earth Day in 1970. Many of these images may look very similar in these large-scale views, but the advancements that came with each new satellite generation greatly improved how we monitor and predict weather and other environmental phenomena.

Still inspiring after 50 years: Images of our planet on Earth Day, then and now

April 22, 2020

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In celebration of Earth Day 2020, let’s take a look at just how far geostationary satellite technology has come by looking at full-disk imagery taken every 10 years since the first Earth Day in 1970. Many of these images may look very similar in these large-scale views, but the advancements that came with each new satellite generation greatly improved how we monitor and predict weather and other environmental phenomena.

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite used its Red-Green-Blue Air Mass Band to watch several areas of low pressure rotate around each other off the coast of Chile, June 2-3, 2019.

A whole other world from above: Our best satellite images from 2019

December 23, 2019

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NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite used its Red-Green-Blue Air Mass Band to watch several areas of low pressure rotate around each other off the coast of Chile, June 2-3, 2019.

Lake effect snow bands moving across the Great Lakes, seen from the Suomi NPP polar-orbiting satellite on December 25, 2017.

Winter’s on its way. Here's how NOAA satellites have you covered.

October 24, 2019

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Lake effect snow bands moving across the Great Lakes, seen from the Suomi NPP polar-orbiting satellite on December 25, 2017.

A satellite image of Hurricane Humberto with a well-defined eye off the coast of the Southeastern United States.

NOAA sees fifth Hurricane Humberto through a high-powered lens

September 17, 2019

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A satellite image of Hurricane Humberto with a well-defined eye off the coast of the Southeastern United States.

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