Satellite images help identify large areas of pollution caused by fires ... Under “matching data sets” on the right side of the screen, select Aerosol Optical Thickness (1 day Terra MODIS or 1 day ...

How many gauges are required in order to observe regional patterns in rainfall? Scientists compare measurements from rain gauges with satellite measurements to answer these and other related questions ...

NASA's Terra satellite collected this natural-color image with the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, MODIS, instrument on Aug. 23, 2015. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS's ...

When NASA's Terra satellite passed over Alaska's erupting Bogoslof Volcano the MODIS instrument aboard captured an image of a large ash plume surrounded by clouds making it appear to be wrapped in ...

The data are derived from Level-1B radiances acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board the Terra satellite. Each data granule contains 5 minutes of swath data ...

One of the most arid places on earth, the Sahara Desert, is experiencing a dramatic turn of events and witnessed severe ...

Nasa's Terra satellite spotted the clouds off the coast of Florida in America Nasa space cameras have snapped a photograph of a rare strange-looking cloud that looks a bit like a group of flying ...

This 2014 satellite photo shows a cloud of haze sitting in the Kashmir Valley in the Himalayas. The ethereal "lake" consists ...

GLIMS uses data collected by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument aboard the Terra satellite and the LANDSAT series of satellites, along with ...

Aqua is the most comprehensive of NASA’s water cycle missions, but it isn’t alone. In fact, the Terra satellite also has MODIS and CERES instruments onboard, and several other spacecraft have made or ...

Latin Times The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the runoff and floodwater Sept. 10. The false-color image shows areas covered ...