#seawifs

Western Europe by Stuart Rankin Via Flickr: Edited MODIS Aqua image of Western Europe.

Busy Eastern Pacific Ocean by Stuart Rankin Via Flickr: Edited Suomi NPP image of the Eastern Pacific Ocean and phytoplankton and eddies and swirls off the coast of California.

Satellite Image of Earth's Interrelated Systems and Climate by NASA on The Commons Via Flickr: Satellite data and images such as those presented in this image of Earth give scientists a more comprehensive view of the Earth's interrelated systems and climate. Four different satellites contributed to the making of this image. Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) provided the land image layer and is a true color composite of land vegetation for cloud-free conditions from September 18 to October 3, 1997. Each red dot over South America and Africa represents a fire detected by the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. The oceanic aerosol layer is based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data and is caused by biomass burning and windblown dust over Africa. The cloud layer is a composite of infrared images from four geostationary weather satellites, NOAA's GOES 8 and 9, the European Space Agency's METEOSAT, and Japan's GMS 5. Image # : 119 Date: September 18, 1997