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Dust Storm over the Mediterr
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Dust Storm over the Mediterranean Sea |
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The Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) observed this large cloud of dust (brownish pixels) blowing from northern Africa across the Mediterranean Sea on March 4, 2002. The dust can be seen clearly blowing across Southern Italy, Albania, Greece, and Turkey?all along the Mediterranean?s northeastern shoreline. Notice that there also appears to be human-made aerosol pollution (greyish pixels) pooling in the air just south of the Italian Alps and blowing southeastward over the Adriatic Sea. The Alps can be easily identified as the crescent-shaped, snow-capped mountain range in the top center of this true-color scene. There also appears to be a similar haze over Austria, Hungary, and Yugoslavia to the north and east of Italy. SeaWiFS image courtesy the SeaWiFS Project, [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/redirect?http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEAWIFS.html ] NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE |
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MISR Looks at Yugoslavia
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MISR Looks at Yugoslavia |
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These Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) nadir camera images of Yugoslavia were acquired on July 28, 2000 during Terra orbit 3248. On the upper left left is a 'true color' (blue, green, red) image. Vegetation, which covers much of the land area, appears green because chlorophyll molecules absorb more blue and red light than green light. An independent method of detecting vegetation is to use the ratio of brightness in the near-infrared, where vegetation is typically bright as a result of reflection from the plants' cell walls, to the brightness in the red. In the upper right 'false color' image, this ratio has been substituted for the green band data, resulting in a representation that accentuates the land's vegetation. Yugoslavia is comprised of the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia is over six times larger than Montenegro, and together they cover an area roughly comparable to the state of Kentucky. The northern part of Serbia contains fertile plains and a temperate continental climate, with gradual transitions between the seasons. Montenegro is more mountainous, and can experience heavy snowfall during the cold winters. About 10 kilometers from the Adriatic coast is Lake Skadar, the largest lake in the Balkans. Two-thirds of this lake belongs to Montenegro and one-third to Albania. The lower image is a higher resolution view of the region around the Yugoslavian capital city of Belgrade, highlighting some of the major rivers in the area. The international roads and railways passing through Yugoslavia's river valleys constitute the shortest link between Western and Central Europe on the one side, and the Middle East, Asia, and Africa on the other. Hence the geopolitical importance of this country's territory. The geopolitical changes throughout its history have put Yugoslavia in the worldwide spotlight, culminating most recently in a popular uprising and a newly elected government. NASA/GSFC/JPL, MISR Science Team. |
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Fires in Southern Europe
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Fires in Southern Europe |
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While fires in Greece [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=14474 ] appeared to have quieted down at the end of August 2007, fires continued to burn in Albania and Montenegro. This image of the Balkans was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ] on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov ] satellite on August 29, 2007. Places where the sensor detected actively burning fires are marked in red. Smoke spreads eastward over Serbia. Fire activity has been occurring off and on in the Balkans since July. You can download a 250-meter-resolution KMZ file of fires in and around Albania [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/Archive/Aug2007/albania_amo_2007241.kmz ] suitable for use with Google Earth. [ http://earth.google.com/ ] NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using data obtained from the Goddard Land Processes data archives (LAADS). [ http://laads.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ] |
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Fires in the Balkans
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Fires in the Balkans |
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Scattered fires (red dots) were detected across the Balkans on March 26, 2003, by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite. Countries shown include Italy (left center edge), Greece (below center), and Turkey (right edge). At upper right is the Black Sea, at center is the Aegean Sea, at upper left is the Adriatic Sea, and at bottom left is the Mediterranean Sea. North of Turkey are Bulgaria and Romania. Moving clockwise from top left are Croatia, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, and Albania. The bounded area to the north of Albania is now part of Yugoslavia. North is Bosnia-Herzegovina. The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS' maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters. Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC |
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Floods in Albania
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Floods in Albania |
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite detected signs of flooding in Albania on December 4, 2005, top image. Muddy water, clouded with sediment from storm run-off, colors the coastal waters of the Adriatic Sea a brilliant blue. On land, swollen rivers form a faint web of pale blue where only green vegetation existed on November 13, 2005, lower image. According to news reports, the floods were caused by heavy rains on December 2. Clouds, blue and white in these false-color images, still covered much of the country on December 4. The large images provided above have a resolution of 250 meters per pixel, MODIS maximum resolution. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/fas/?Europe_3_03/2005338 ] of the region in a variety of resolutions. NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Floods in Albania
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Floods in Albania |
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS [ http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov ]) on NASA's Aqua [ http://aqua.nasa.gov/ ] satellite detected signs of flooding in Albania on December 4, 2005, top image. Muddy water, clouded with sediment from storm run-off, colors the coastal waters of the Adriatic Sea a brilliant blue. On land, swollen rivers form a faint web of pale blue where only green vegetation existed on November 13, 2005, lower image. According to news reports, the floods were caused by heavy rains on December 2. Clouds, blue and white in these false-color images, still covered much of the country on December 4. The large images provided above have a resolution of 250 meters per pixel, MODIS maximum resolution. The MODIS Rapid Response Team provides daily images [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/fas/?Europe_3_03/2005338 ] of the region in a variety of resolutions. NASA images courtesy the MODIS Rapid Response Team [ http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ] at NASA GSFC. |
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Space Station Over the Ionia
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Space Station Over the Ionian Sea |
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Last August, the Space Shuttle Endeavour crew captured this shot of the International Space Station (ISS) against the backdrop of Planet Earth. During that trip [ http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/ sts118/mission_overview.html ] to the ISS [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070625.html ], the space shuttle [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle ] crew re-supplied the station, repaired the station, and even built more [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021217.html ] of the station. Its primary mission complete, the crew took the premier spaceship [ http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060713.html ] on a tour around the premier space [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISS ] station. Pictured [ http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/shuttle/ sts-118/html/s118e09467.html ] during this inspection tour, the ISS is visible in front the Ionian Sea [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_Sea ]. The boot [ http://podiatry.curtin.edu.au/boot.html ] of Italy [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy ] is visible on the left, while the western coastlines of Greece [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece ] and Albania [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania ] stretch across [ http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/ images.php3?img_id=17777 ] the top. The dorsal fin [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_fin ] of the upside-down [ http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ ae524.cfm ] shuttle orbiter pokes into the very top of the image. The Space Shuttle Discovery subsequently visited the ISS [ http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/ sts120/ ] in October while the next shuttle mission [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_space_shuttle_missions ] to the ISS is scheduled for next week. |
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Floods in Albania: Natural H
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Albania_AMO_2005338
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2005-12-04 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Albania_AMO_2005338 |
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Fires in the Balkans: Natura
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Scattered fires (red dots) w
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Greece.TMOA2003085
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2003-03-26 |
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NASA -- NASA Image Of The Day |
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Greece.TMOA2003085 |
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MISR Looks at Yugoslavia
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Sol (our sun)
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroR
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MISR Looks at Yugoslavia |
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These MISR nadir camera images of Yugoslavia were acquired on July 28, 2000 during Terra orbit 3248. On the left is a "true color" (blue, green, red) image. Vegetation, which covers much of the land area, appears green because chlorophyll molecules absorb more blue and red light than green light. An independent method of detecting vegetation is to use the ratio of brightness in the near-infrared, where vegetation is typically bright as a result of reflection from the plants' cell walls, to the brightness in the red. In the middle "false color" image, this ratio has been substituted for the green band data, resulting in a representation that accentuates the land's vegetation. Yugoslavia is comprised of the Republics of Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia is over six times larger than Montenegro, and together they cover an area roughly comparable to the state of Kentucky. The northern part of Serbia contains fertile plains and a temperate continental climate, with gradual transitions between the seasons. Montenegro is more mountainous, and can experience heavy snowfall during the cold winters. About 10 kilometers from the Adriatic coast is Lake Skadar, the largest lake in the Balkans. Two-thirds of this lake belongs to Montenegro and one-third to Albania. The image on the right is a higher resolution view of the region around the Yugoslavian capital city of Belgrade, highlighting some of the major rivers in the area. The international roads and railways passing through Yugoslavia's river valleys constitute the shortest link between Western and Central Europe on the one side, and the Middle East, Asia, and Africa on the other. Hence the geopolitical importance of this country's territory. The geopolitical changes throughout its history have put Yugoslavia in the worldwide spotlight, culminating most recently in a popular uprising and a newly elected government. MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, for NASA's Office of Earth Science, Washington, DC. The Terra satellite is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. JPL is a division of the California Institute of Technology. |
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