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More precise hurricane forecasts with NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP VIIRS satellite sensor
The ability to use satellites to locate a storm that could evolve into a severe storm, or hurricane,.
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Improving the Forecast: JPSS and the importance of ocean data in weather forecasting
What do severe storms like Sandy, Katrina, and Haiyan, as well as non-weather related incidents like the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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Illustrating Climate Divisions: The Himalayas
The Himalayas – with some of the highest mountain peaks on Earth – serve as a continental divide between Central and Southern Asia…
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Satellite Captures Eclipse Passing Over Africa
A hybrid eclipse moved quickly from west to east over the Atlantic, passing over Africa around 13:25 UTC. At…
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Dust Swirls in the Taklamakan Desert
In northwest China lies the Taklamakan Desert - a remote area bordered by mountains on three sides. Not only do these mountainous…
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Powerful satellite sensor helps detect triggers fro volcano eruption 14 hours before it happens
A highly sophisticated sensor onboard the Suomi NPP satellite detected a thermal anomaly, which indicated increased volcanic activity.
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Tracking Cyclones: Intensity
Tropical cyclones have a wide range of wind speeds that are used to classify their intensities. NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center…
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Tracking Cyclones: Frequency
Tropical cyclones form in most ocean basins – some more frequently than others. Before the advent of the satellite era, hurricane…
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