Another Satellite View of Snow

Just perusing a variety of weather resources this morning, and I happened upon another view of the snowfall from the storm that dumped so much snow on the Mid-Atlantic states.

This image was taken by the Suomi NPP satellite’s VIIRS instrument around 1815Z (12:15 pm CST) on January 24, 2016. Over the last decade, NASA launched a series of satellites that offer an unparalleled view of Earth from space. That series, known collectively as NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS), has provided striking new insights into many aspects of Earth, including its clouds, oceans, vegetation, ice, and atmosphere. However, as the EOS satellites age, a new generation of Earth-observing satellites are poised to take over.

The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership represents a critical first step in building this next-generation satellite system. Suomi NPP orbits the Earth about 14 times each day and observe nearly the entire surface. The NPP satellite continues key data records that are critical for climate change science. The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) spacecraft lifted off at 5:48 am EDT on October 28, 2011, to begin its Earth observation mission.

-Brian-

Category: Alabama's Weather, Winter Weather