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Your Picks for the Best NOAA Satellite Imagery from 2024
Here are NOAA's most captivating satellite images of 2024, based on your votes!
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Making the Skies Safer With JPSS Observations
JPSS observations enhance aviation safety by enhancing forecasts for weather and smoke, helping the FAA manage risks and minimize delays.
Satellite Snapshots
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Storm Brings Devastating Flooding to Spain
A powerful storm struck parts of Spain on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, which brought severe flooding.
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Rising Waters: Leveraging VIIRS for Enhanced Global Flood Preparedness and Response
As climate-driven floods intensify, VIIRS provides near real-time data to bolster global preparedness and protect vulnerable communities.
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Tackling Global Food Security With the Help of LEO Satellite Vegetation Health Products
The USDA uses the Vegetation Health Index (VHI) generated with VIIRS data to enhance crop monitoring and analysis.
Announcement
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NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for NOAA’s JPSS-4 Mission
NASA, on behalf of NOAA, has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for NOAA’s JPSS-4 mission.
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Employee Spotlight: Olaf McCreary
Meet Olaf McCreary, a satellite engineer at NOAA’s Office of Low Earth Orbit Observations.
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The image shows a city skyline obscured by heavy wildfire smoke, making the outlines of the buildings hazy and indistinct. Two birds can be seen flying in the open sky, and in the foreground, there is a water tower that shows signs of age and weathering. The overall atmosphere of the image conveys a sense of pollution.
From Satellites to Smog: Enhancing Atmospheric Models with JPSS Observations for Better Air Quality Forecasts
Atmospheric models assimilate ozone and trace gas data from JPSS instruments to improve real-time predictions of global air quality.