Satellite Image of the Day: March 8, 2007
(click here for previous images of the day from RUSMART)

NOAA's Hydrometeorologial Prediction Center (HPC) "Daily National Forecast" image shows a daily national weather prediction

NOAA's National Hurricane Center

Satellites: NOAA-15, NOAA 16, NOAA 17 and NOAA-18, part of NOAA's 850km-high (530 mile-high) Polar Orbiting satellites

The convergence of the Missouri, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

The image below was acquired by the newly-operational NOAA 18 satellite.
It reveals the convergence of the three great rivers listed above in the heartland of the US.
The meanderings of the Mississippi are seen exceptionally well in the high-resolution image.
It also shows the tremendous high pressure system that is keep the mid-section and much of the east coast of the country under blue skies.
The southernmost boundary of the storm system that has brought so much precipitation to the northern third of the country is seen at the top of this image.

Click on the image for a high-resolution (~300k) version.