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Particle Pollution in Easter
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Particle Pollution in Eastern China |
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This Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from October 22, 2004, shows trans-boundary pollution from eastern China spreading out over the east China Sea south of the Korean Peninsula (top right) and out of the scene at image right, where the westernmost edge of the Japanese island of Kyushu is visible. Urban and industrial pollution is a major environmental concern for China and the countries downwind. This image was captured by the MODIS on NASA's Terra satellite. Other geographic reference points include the island of Taiwan, at bottom center, and the mouth of the Yangtze River, roughly in image center. Just south of South Korea, the island of Cheju is creating a swirling wake in the clouds to its south. Cheju is home to the Halla volcano, a shield volcano that last erupted in 1007. It appears that a plume of dust or smoke from the island is joining the larger flow from mainland China. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team. |
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Typhoon Nari
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Typhoon Nari |
| Description |
Typhoon Nari formed as a tropical storm near Okinawa on September 12, reaching typhoon strength the next day. The typhoon was forecast to swing through the East China Sea and bring stormy seas and rain to China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan. By late in the day September 14, Nari had reached Category 4, [ http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml ] "Super Typhoon" status, with peak winds measured at 220 kilometers per hour (135 miles per hour). However, the typhoon was out at sea, and forecasts were calling for it to lose most of its strength well before coming ashore in Japan. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite acquired this photo-like image at 10:50 a.m. local time (01:50 UTC) on September 14, 2007. Typhoon Nari appears here as a ball of circling clouds with a distinct, though cloudy, eye at its center. According to Unisys Weather, [ http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/ ] Nari had peak winds of around 120 km/hr (65 mph), and it was classified a Category 1 typhoon. You can download a 250-meter-resolution KMZ file of Typhoon Nari [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Sep2007/nari_tmo_2007257.kmz ] suitable for use with Google Earth. [ http://earth.google.com/ ] NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] team. |
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Typhoon Nari
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Typhoon Nari |
| Description |
Typhoon Nari was a compact, but powerful storm as it churned north over the East China Sea toward Korea in mid-September 2007. The storm came ashore over South Korea as a Category 2 storm on September 16, causing at least one death and stranding some 15,000 travelers on the South Korean island of Jeju, reported Agence France-Presse. Nari was a far more powerful Category 4 storm, with winds of 220 kilometers per hour (140 miles per hour or 120 knots), on September 15, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite captured this photo-like image. The more powerful a tropical cyclone is, the more distinct and symmetrical its shape. At Category 4 strength, Nari was very "tidy" with well-organized bands of clouds tightly wound around a distinct eye in a near-perfect circle. The high-resolution image provided above is at MODIS' full spatial resolution (level of detail) of 250 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at additional resolutions. [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/?2007258-0915/Nari.A2007258.0235 ] You can download a 250-meter-resolution KMZ file of Typhoon Nari [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Sep2007/Nari.A2007258.0235.250m.kmz ] suitable for use with Google Earth. [ http://earth.google.com/ ] NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] Goddard Space Flight Center. |
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Typhoon Nock-Ten strikes Tai
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Typhoon Nock-Ten strikes Taiwan |
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Typhoon Nock-Ten hammered Taiwan with heavy rains and strong winds on October 25, 2004, killing at least four, according to media reports. Heavy rains drenched northeastern Taiwan, triggering extensive flooding. Though winds had dropped to about 170 kilometers per hour (100 mph) when the storm blew ashore, at its height, Nock-Ten?s maximum sustained winds reached 204 kilometers per hour (127 mph) with stronger gusts. This image of the storm was acquired on October 24, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA?s Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite a few hours after the storm began to weaken. Nock-Ten, ?bird? in Laotian, is the sixth typhoon to strike Taiwan and the 24th to develop in the western Pacific this year. After moving across northern Taiwan, the storm curved east over the East China Sea and weakened into an extra-tropical depression as it approached Japan?s southern islands on October 26. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data obtained from the MODIS Rapid Response team. |
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Volcanic Activity on Suwanos
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Volcanic Activity on Suwanose-jima |
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On September 20, 2006, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Terra [ http://terra.nasa.gov/ ] satellite caught the Suwanose-jima Volcano in the East China Sea in the process of emitting volcanic ash and steam. In this image, the volcano's emissions blow northward, gradually fanning out over the ocean. The volcanic plume's dingy hue distinguishes it from the nearby white clouds.Suwanose-jima [ http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0802-03= ] is one of Japan's most active volcanoes. This tiny volcanic island, only 8 kilometers (5 miles) long and sparsely populated, is a stratovolcano consisting of alternating layers of hardened lava, ash, and volcanic rocks ejected by previous eruptions. The volcano has two craters that have shown activity during recorded history. One of the craters, named Otake, underwent intermittent eruptions between 1949 and 1996. These eruptions were strombolian, named after the Stromboli Volcano in Italy, ejecting hot cinders and lava bombs. After 1996, the volcano showed longer periods of quiet. The volcano's biggest historical eruption was in 1813-1814, when lava flows reached the coast. NASA image created by Jesse Allen, Earth Observatory, using data provided courtesy of the MODIS Rapid Response [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] team. |
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Typhoon Nari: Natural Hazard
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Typhoon Nari formed as a tro
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nari_tmo_2007257
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2007-09-14 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
nari_tmo_2007257 |
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Volcanic Activity on Suwanos
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
On September 20, 2006, the M
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suwanosejima_tmo_2006263
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2006-09-20 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
suwanosejima_tmo_2006263 |
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Typhoon Nock-Ten strikes Tai
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Typhoon Nock-Ten hammered Ta
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terra_nockten_24oct04
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IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2004-10-24 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
terra_nockten_24oct04 |
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How Does Anthropogenic Haze
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nasa, nasaimageofthedaygalle
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Greenhouse gases act broadly
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STS075-773-66_lrg
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IMAGE |
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image |
| date |
1996-03-04 |
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NASA -- NASA photograph eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=STS075&roll=773&frame=66 STS075-773-66, was taken March 4, 1996, 01:29:47 GMT, center point 28 degrees N 123 degrees E, craft nadir 28 degrees N 128.1 degrees W, from an altitude of 278 km, with a Hasselblad film camera and 40 mm lens. The image was provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC eol.jsc.nasa.gov/ Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. |
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STS075-773-66_lrg |
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Typhoon Nari: Natural Hazard
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
Typhoon Nari was a compact,
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nari_tmo_2007258
| mediatype |
IMAGE |
| mediatype |
image |
| date |
2007-09-15 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
nari_tmo_2007258 |
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Particle Pollution in Easter
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nasa, nasanaturalhazards
This Moderate Resolution Ima
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terra_echinasea_22oct04
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IMAGE |
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image |
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2004-10-22 |
| creator |
NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
| identifier |
terra_echinasea_22oct04 |
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China and East China Sea as
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| Title |
China and East China Sea as seen from Gemini 10 spacecraft |
| Description |
China, coast of Chekiang Province, Hangchow Wan, East China Sea, looking northwest, as seen from Gemini 10 spacecraft. Portion of the Gemini 10 spacecraft can be seen bottom center of the scene. |
| Date Taken |
1966-07-18 |
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Volcanic Plume from Mt. Unze
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| Title |
Volcanic Plume from Mt. Unzen, Dust Cloud, cloud Vortices |
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Stable, south flowing air over the western Pacific Ocean (26.0N, 131.0E) is disturbed by islands south of Korea, resulting in sinuous clouds known as von Karman vortices. The smoke plume from Japan's Mount Unzen Volcano on Kyushu, is visible just west of the large cloud mass and extending southward. A very large, purple tinged dust pall, originating in Mongolia, can be seen on the Earth's Limb, covering eastern China and extending into the East China Sea. |
| Date Taken |
1991-12-01 |
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