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Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Flooding from Tropical Cyclone Fay
Description:
Tropical Cyclone Fay hovered offshore for several days before finally making landfall near the DeGrey River in Western Australia. The storm caused relatively little damage, but it did fill the river, pushing it beyond its normal size. In the Mod erate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image taken on April 1, 2004, by the Ter ra satellite, pale blue pools of flood water surround the swollen river. On March 23, before Fay came ashore, the river was only visible because of the thin green lines of vegetation that line its banks. In both images, vegetation is bright green, bare ground is tan and pink, water is blue and black, and clouds are light blue.

The high resolution images provided above are at MODIS? maximum resolution of 250 meters per pixel.

Image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MOD IS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_what:
Tropical Cyclone
facet_where:
Australia
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
April 1, 2004
facet_when_year:
2004
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-12045
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Flooding from Tropical Cyclone Fay