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October 17, 2007 - Haze over India
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Haze collected over northern India, near the border with Nepal, on October 15, 2007. The MODIS on NASA's Aqua satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, a dingy gray haze obscures the view of the land below. The haze hugs the border with Nepal in the northeast as well as taking a more southerly route in the west. The red dots are hotspots—temperature anomalies detected by the sensor—likely caused by fires.
At the time MODIS acquired this picture, India’s first biodiesel plant was beginning production, according to a report from The Times of India. The resulting "green" fuel, however, was planned for export to the United States and Europe.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 10/15/2007
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Haze collected over northern India, near the border with Nepal, on October 15, 2007. The MODIS on NASA's Aqua satellite took this picture the same day. In this image, a dingy gray haze obscures the view of the land below. The haze hugs the border with Nepal in the northeast as well as taking a more southerly route in the west. The red dots are hotspots—temperature anomalies detected by the sensor—likely caused by fires.
At the time MODIS acquired this picture, India’s first biodiesel plant was beginning production, according to a report from The Times of India. The resulting "green" fuel, however, was planned for export to the United States and Europe.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 10/15/2007
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
