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Can you use the VIIRS Day/Night Band to know where heavy rain is falling?
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The VIIRS Day/Night Band image toggle above shows nighttime cloud cover over southern Wisconsin associated with a line of deep convection; note how some city lights are not seen (Madison WI KMSN at 0659 UTC, and Milwaukee WI KMKE at 0838 UTC). There are several reasons this may have happened.... Read More
VIIRS nighttime signature of MV Sewol recovery operations site
Lunar Eclipse Effects on VIIRS Day/Night Band Imagery
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A Total Lunar Eclipse occurred over North America early in the morning of 15 April 2014. The resultant lack of lunar illumination had a profound impact on the “visible image at night” quality of the VIIRS 0.7 µm Day/Night Band imagery during the Suomi NPP satellite Read More