{"id":28884,"date":"2018-07-09T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=28884"},"modified":"2018-07-12T14:02:07","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T14:02:07","slug":"blooming-canola-fields-in-north-dakota-and-manitoba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/28884","title":{"rendered":"Blooming canola fields in North Dakota and Manitoba"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Terra MODIS True Color RGB images on 06 June, 05 July and 09 July 2018 [click to enlarge]<\/p><\/div>A toggle between Terra MODIS True Color Red-Green-Blue (RGB) images (from the MODIS Today<\/strong><\/a> site) on 06 June<\/strong><\/a>, 05 July<\/strong><\/a> and 09 July 2018<\/strong><\/a> (above)<\/strong><\/em> revealed the brightening yellow-green hues of blooming canola fields across parts of northeastern North Dakota and southern Manitoba. Note that changes can even be seen between the 2 days in early July!<\/p>\n

Credit to NWS Grand Forks<\/strong><\/a> for alerting us to this interesting phenomenon.<\/p>\n

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Using @NOAASatellites<\/a>' #GOES16<\/a> "true color" capability, we can see vast fields of blooming #canola<\/a> within northern North Dakota into the Canadian southern prairie provinces shaded in speckled hues of yellow. ? #ndwx<\/a> #mbwx<\/a> #ndag<\/a> #mbag<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pOzBgDukY3<\/a><\/p>\n

— NWS Grand Forks (@NWSGrandForks) July 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n