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NPP Satellite Acquires First VIIRS Image

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GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 28, 2011 — The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite has acquired its first measurements, resulting in a high-resolution image of a broad swath of eastern North America from Canada’s Hudson Bay, past Florida to the northern coast of Venezuela. “This image is a next step forward in the success of VIIRS and the NPP mission,” said James Gleason, a project scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt. VIIRS is one of five instruments onboard the National Polar-orbiting Operational...Read full article

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    Published: November 2011
    AmericasCaliforniaChris Justiceclimate changeDiane WicklandEarth Observing SystemEarth-observing satellitesenvironmental studiesGoddard Space Flight CenterImagingJoint Polar Satellite SystemKen SchwerMarylandNASANational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNOAAradiometric imageryResearch & TechnologyScience Mission DirectorateUniversity of Maryland College ParkVandenberg Air Force BaseVIIRSVisible Infrared Imager Radiometer SuiteWashington

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