Satellite Image of the Day: September 21, 2004
(click here for previous images of the day from RUSMART)
NOAA's Hydrometeorologial Prediction Center (HPC) "Daily National Forecast" image

Satellites: NOAA-15 and NOAA-17, part of NOAA's 850km-high (530 mile-high) Polar Orbiting satellites

Tropical Storm Jeanne continues her turn out to sea
The small red circle marks the location of Radford University; specifically, the location of Curie Hall and the RUSMART HRPT antenna.
NOTE: All of these images were produced as "false color RGB" images to bring out the structure of the cloud formations.
In these images, the highest and coldest clouds are the whitest, while lower and warmer clouds are yellow.
The land is unnaturally green--this is an artifact showing the relative warmth of land.
 

Image acquired Sunday, September 19
Flyover starting at 11:39am EDT.

Image acquired Monday, September 20
Flyover starting at 11:17am EDT.

Image acquired today (Tuesday), September 21
Flyover starting at 10:55am EDT.

 

Two views of Virginia--one shown in realistic colors, while the other emphasizes the infrared light, bringing out the fog in low-lying valleys and over rivers.
Click on each image blow for a higher-resolution version (~90k).

Image acquired today, September 21
Flyover starting at 7:49am EDT.

Image acquired today, September 21
Flyover starting at 7:49am EDT.