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60 Years Ago Today, the First Successful Weather Satellite Was Launched
April 01, 2020 On April 1, 1960, 10 years before NOAA was established, NASA launched the Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS-1), which…
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NOAA-20 Spies Ice and Cloud Streets Over the Labrador Sea
NOAA-20 satellite snapped this dynamic image of ribbon-shaped cloud streets streaming over the Labrador Sea.
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Von Kármán Vortices Make Swirling Cloud Patterns off Canary Islands
GOES East spied spiral cloud eddies called von Kármán vortices off the Canary Islands on Feb. 20, 2020.
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GOES East Views Strong Winds Behind Cold Front Pushing Across the Gulf
The GOES East satellite viewed strong southwesterly winds ahead of a cold front traversing the Gulf of Mexico. The…
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Tropical Cyclone Claudia Loses Strength as it Moves Away from Australia
The NOAA-20 satellite captured this image of Tropical Cyclone Claudia off the northwestern coast of Australia on Jan. 13, 2020. The…
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NOAA-20 Spies Cirrus Clouds, Smoke, and Sediment Near West African Coast
On Jan. 7, 2020, the NOAA-20 satellite snapped this dynamic shot of the West African coast. The beautiful feathery clouds are a…
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NOAA-20 Captures a Sparkly Night View
As the NOAA-20 satellite passed over the eastern United States on the night of the last full moon of the year, the sky was mostly…
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GOES East Spies Marine Stratocumulus Clouds
The NOAA-20 satellite snapped this beautiful photo of marine stratocumulus clouds (MSCs) off the western coast of South America on…
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