MODIS Image Gallery

All images were created at SSEC by Liam Gumley.

Sources of MODIS Level-1B data use to create these images include:

SSEC/DB (SSEC Direct Broadcast)
GSFC/DAAC (NASA GSFC Distributed Active Archive)
NOAA/NESDIS (NOAA National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service)
GSFC/DRL (NASA GSFC Direct Readout Laboratory)
USF/DB (University of South Florida Direct Broadcast)

Credit for these images should be attributed to:
Liam Gumley, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison.


Terra, 15 August 2006, 1651 UTC: Wisconsin in late summer (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 16 and 25 October 2005, 1550 UTC: South Florida before and after Hurricane Wilma (SSEC/DB)
10/16 10/25

Aqua, 24 October 2005, 1825 UTC: Hurricane Wilma (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 21 October 2005, 1625 UTC: Hurricane Wilma (USF/DB)
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Terra, 22 September 2005, 1655 UTC: Hurricane Rita (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 21 September 2005, 1920 UTC: Hurricane Rita (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 20 September 2005, 1705 UTC: Wisconsin (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 31 January 2005, 1610 UTC: Northeast US and Canada (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 26 December 2004, 0515 UTC: Southeast Sri Lanka (NOAA/NESDIS)
250 m

Terra, 22 December 2004, 1700 UTC: Wisconsin in Winter (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 16 September 2004, 1620 UTC: Hurricane Ivan (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 15 September 2004, 1850 UTC: Hurricane Ivan (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 14 September 2004, 1635 UTC: Hurricane Ivan (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 13 September 2004, 1555 UTC: Hurricane Ivan (USF/DB)
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Terra, 10 September 2004, 1655 UTC: Wisconsin in late Summer (SSEC/DB)
1000 m | 250 m | Map

Terra, 10 September 2004, 1525 UTC: Hurricane Ivan (USF/DB)
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Aqua, 3 September 2004, 1825 UTC: Hurricane Frances (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 2 September 2004, 1600 UTC: Hurricane Frances (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 1 September 2004, 1530 UTC: Hurricane Frances (GSFC/DRL)
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Terra, 13 August 2004, 1635 UTC: Hurricane Charley (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 3 August 2004, 1555 UTC: Hurricane Alex (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 2 July 2004, 0920 UTC: Greece; site of the 2004 Summer Olympics (GSFC/DAAC)
1000 m | 250 m | Map

Terra, 6 May 2004, 1600 UTC: Eastern US (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 27 April 2004, 1920 UTC: Spring green-up in South Central US (SSEC/DB)
1000 m | 250 m | Map

Terra, 26 April 2004, 1830 UTC: Northwest US (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 4 March 2004, 1955 UTC: Dust Plume in Northern Mexico (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 31 January 2004, 2055 UTC: California in Winter (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 30 January 2004, 1655 UTC: Wisconsin in Winter (SSEC/DB)
1000 m | 250 m | Map

Aqua, 27 January 2004, 1940 UTC: Mississippi Delta and Gulf of Mexico (SSEC/DB)
1000 m | 250 m | Map

Terra, 24 January 2004, 1600 UTC: Florida and Bahamas (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 15 January 2004, 1605 UTC: Florida and Bahamas (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 8 January 2004, 2050 UTC: Salton Sea (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 22 December 2003, 2005 UTC: Northern Mexico (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 20 December 2003, 1835 UTC: Florida (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 19 December 2003, 1935 UTC: Southern Plains (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 16 December 2003, 0745 UTC: Ethiopia and Kenya (GSFC/DAAC)
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Aqua, 15 December 2003, 2000 UTC: Dust storms in Texas and Mexico (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 12 December 2003, 1925 UTC: Ocean bloom in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 10 December 2003, 1940 UTC: Texas (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 19 November 2003, 1920 UTC: Mississippi Delta (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 18 November 2003, 2020 UTC: Snow on the Rocky Mountains (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 29 October 2003, 2040 UTC: Fires in Southern California (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 28 October 2003, 1825 UTC: Fires in Southern California (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 27 October 2003, 2055 UTC: Fires in Southern California (SSEC/DB)
1000 m | 250 m | Map

Aqua, 21 October 2003, 2050 UTC: Southwest US (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 13 October 2003, 1550 UTC: Fall colors in Northeast US and Canada (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 10 October 2003, 1655 UTC: Peak fall colors in Wisconsin and Michigan (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 6 October 2003, 1900 UTC: Fall color in Wisconsin (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 29 September 2003, 1850 UTC: Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 19 September 2003, 1815 UTC: North Carolina and Virginia in the wake of Isabel (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 18 September 2003, 2050 UTC: Southwest United States (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 18 September 2003, 1555 UTC: Hurricane Isabel makes landfall (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 17 September 2003, 1825 UTC: Hurricane Isabel (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 17 September 2003, 1515 UTC: Hurricane Isabel (GSFC/DRL)
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Aqua, 16 September 2003, 1740 UTC: Hurricane Isabel (GSFC/DRL)
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Terra, 15 September 2003, 1705 UTC: Midwest United States (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 15 September 2003, 1530 UTC: Hurricane Isabel (GSFC/DRL)
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Terra, 5 September 2003, 1450 UTC: Hurricane Fabian approaches Bermuda (GSFC/DRL)
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Terra, 1 September 2003, 0220 UTC: Southwest Western Australia (GSFC/DAAC)
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Terra, 24 August 2003, 1600 UTC: Northeast United States (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 21 August 2003, 1530 UTC: Contrails over the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 19 August 2003, 1905 UTC: Fires and smoke in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 6 August 2003, 1620 UTC: Western Cuba (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 23 July 2003, 1735 UTC: Southampton Island, Canada (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 22 July 2003, 1840 UTC: Fires in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 18 July 2003, 1900 UTC: Wisconsin in mid-summer (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 16 July 2003, 1040 UTC: New Siberian Islands, Russia (NOAA/NESDIS)
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Terra, 15 July 2003, 1655 UTC: Hurricane Claudette (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 8 July 2003, 0315 UTC: Canadian Arctic (NOAA/NESDIS)
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Terra, 6 July 2003, 0720 UTC: Madagascar (NOAA/NESDIS)
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Terra, 6 July 2003, 0845 UTC: Nile Delta, Egypt (NOAA/NESDIS)
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Aqua, 7 July 2003, 2055 UTC: Southwest USA (SSEC/DB)
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Aqua, 30 June 2003, 1215 UTC: Southern Africa (NOAA/NESDIS)
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Aqua, 27 June 2003, 2020 UTC: Four Corners, USA (SSEC/DB)
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Terra, 25 June 2003, 0240 UTC: Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia (NOAA/NESDIS)
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Aqua, 26 June 2003, 1805 UTC: Ice on Hudson Bay, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 24 June 2003, 1810 UTC: Northeast United States (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 23 June 2003, 1550 UTC: Northeast United States (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 22 June 2003, 1825 UTC: Forest fires in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 21 June 2003, 1725 UTC: Forest fires in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 20 June 2003, 1840 UTC: Forest fires in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 20 June 2003, 1655 UTC: Forest fires in Manitoba and Ontario, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 20 June 2003, 1655 UTC: Wisconsin with clear skies (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 8 June 2003, 0440 UTC: Simpson Desert, Eastern Australia (GSFC/DAAC)


Terra, 23 September 2002, 1825 UTC: State of Wyoming (GSFC/DAAC)


Terra, 26 May 2003, 0230 UTC: Unusual cloud formation off Northwest Shelf, Western Australia (GSFC/DAAC)


Terra, 28 May 2003, 1830 UTC: Great Salt Lake, Utah (GSFC/DAAC)


Terra, 27 May 2003, 0750 UTC: Volga River, Russia (GSFC/DAAC)


Aqua, 26 May 2003, 1855 UTC: Hazy skies over Wisconsin (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 9 May 2003, 1930 UTC: Smoke over the western Gulf of Mexico (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 8 May 2003, 1715 UTC: James Bay and Hudson Bay, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 8 May 2003, 1535 UTC: Grease ice and contrails along Labrador coast, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 5 May 2003, 1645 UTC: Kansas and Missouri (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 5 May 2003, 1500 UTC: Newfoundland, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 15 April 2003, 2025 UTC: Dust storm in Mexico and New Mexico (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 10 April 2003, 1655 UTC: Fires in Southern U.S. (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 10 April 2003, 1650 UTC: Great Lakes family photo (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 8 April 2003, 1700 UTC: Ice on Lake Superior (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 28 October 2002, 1215 UTC: Italy with Mt. Etna erupting (GSFC/DAAC)


Terra, 23 March 2003, 1705 UTC: Wisconsin snow is almost gone (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 22 March 2003, 1800 UTC: Record snowfall in Colorado (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 14 March 2003, 1850 UTC: Wisconsin snow disappearing (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 9 March 2003, 1650 UTC: Wisconsin after snowfall (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 7 March 2003, 1700 UTC: Ice on Lake Superior (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 17 February 2003, 1710 UTC: Ice on Lake Superior (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 12 February 2003, 1655 UTC: Wisconsin in winter (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 28 January 2003, 1915 UTC: Yucatan, Mexico (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 24 January 2003, 1805 UTC: Mid Atlantic Snow (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 21 January 2003, 1600 UTC: South Florida and Bahamas (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 20 December 2002, 1740 UTC: Texas (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 16 December 2002, 1625 UTC: Florida (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 4 December 2002, 2045 UTC: Baja, Mexico (GSFC/DAAC)


Terra, 10 December 2002, 1700 UTC: Wisconsin in winter (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 9 December 2002, 1745 UTC: Snow in Colorado (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 16 October 2002, 1655 UTC: Mississippi Delta (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 2 October 2002, 1640 UTC: Hurricane Lili 25.3S 89.4W (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 3 September 2002, 1710 UTC: Wisconsin in late summer (NOAA/NESDIS)


Terra, 16 August 2002, 0745 UTC: Cloud features, Mozambique Channel (NOAA/NESDIS)


Terra, 15 August 2002, 1822 UTC: Four Corners (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 14 August 2002, 1815 UTC (hazy); 9 August 2002, 1540 UTC (clear): Northeast US (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 14 August 2002, 1603 UTC: Black water along the Florida coast (SSEC/DB)


Aqua, 8 August 2002, 1815 UTC: Georgian Bay (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 2 August 2002, 1850 UTC: Fires in Oregon (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 30 July 2002, 0820 UTC: Smoke over Moscow, Russia (GSFC/DAAC)


Terra, 31 July 2002, 1900 UTC: Fires in Oregon (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 26 July 2002, 0900 UTC: Nyamuragira volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo (true color, 8.5-11 microns, 500 m res.) (NOAA/NESDIS)


Terra, 26 July 2002, 1840 UTC: Band 27 (6.7 micron, 1000 m res.) (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 8 July 2002, 1535 UTC: Fires and smoke in Quebec, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 28 June 2002, 1820 UTC: Chediski and Rodeo Fires, Arizona (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 27 June 2002, 1730 UTC: Fires and smoke in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 26 June 2002, 1825 UTC: Fires and smoke in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 25 June 2002, 1750 UTC: Chediski and Rodeo Fires, Arizona: natural and false color (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 23 June 2002, 1805 UTC: Chediski and Rodeo Fires, Arizona (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 22 June 2002, 1850 UTC: Forest fires and smoke in Saskatchewan, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 21 June 2002, 1815 UTC: Rodeo Fire, Arizona (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 20 June 2002, 1735 UTC: Rodeo Fire, Arizona (SSEC/DB, 500 m res.)


Terra, 20 June 2002, 1905 UTC: British Columbia, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 20 June 2002, 1735 UTC: Smoke from Forest Fires in Colorado (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 19 June 2002, 0325 UTC: New Siberian Islands, East Siberian Sea (NOAA/NESDIS)


Terra, 19 June 2002, 1505 UTC: Newfoundland, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 16 June 2002, 1755 UTC: Forest Fires in Colorado (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 15 June 2002, 1845 UTC: Forest fires and smoke in Saskatchewan, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 11 June 2002, 1740 UTC: Forest Fires in Colorado and New Mexico (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 11 June 2002, 1600 UTC: Hazy skies along the US Northeast coast (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 10 June 2002, 1835 UTC: Forest Fires in Colorado and New Mexico (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 6 June 2002, 1850 UTC: Smoke from forest fires in Alberta, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 3 June 2002, 1640 UTC: North half of Hudson Bay, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 3 June 2002, 1640 UTC: James Bay, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 31 May 2002, 1115 UTC: Coast of Southern France (NOAA/NESDIS)


Terra, 28 May 2002, 1540 UTC: Labrador Coast, Canada (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 19 December 2001, 1715 UTC: IHOP Domain (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 24 May 2002, 1610 UTC: Chesapeake Bay (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 22 May 2002, 1620 UTC: Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 21 May 2002, 1715 UTC: Lake Michigan (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 21 May 2002, 1715 UTC: Contrails over Lake Superior (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 1 February 2002, 1745 UTC: Midwest Snowfall (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 5 October 2001, 1605 UTC: Bahamas before Hurricane Michelle (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 6 November 2001, 1605 UTC: Bahamas after Hurricane Michelle (SSEC/DB)


Terra, 6 November 2001, 1605 UTC: Italy (GSFC/DAAC)


Liam Gumley