NOAA satellites have kept their eyes on Earth and delivered invaluable data on our changing world. Celebrate Earth Day with these views.
Credits:NOAA, NASA,CIRA -
Additional imagery courtesy of CIMSS.
Music: “A Serious Man” by Kavin Hoo [ASCAP]; ELIAS Music: Universal Production Music
Credits:NOAA, NASA,CIRA -
Additional imagery courtesy of CIMSS.
Music: “A Serious Man” by Kavin Hoo [ASCAP]; ELIAS Music: Universal Production Music
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00:20 We've come a long way in weather forecasting since the early balloon launching days, thanks mainly to weather satellites.
00:29 Just 15 years ago this month, NASA launched the first TIROS weather satellite from Cape Canaveral.
00:38 The views of Earth were pretty rudimentary compared to today's high-quality pictures,
00:43 but they proved that routine global weather observation by satellite was possible.
00:49 With each succeeding one, these weather sentinels have become more and more sophisticated.
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