tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post7595370617396504837..comments2024-03-28T23:07:35.632-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Eastern Washington GloomCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-48879212305195659822010-12-07T11:16:04.911-08:002010-12-07T11:16:04.911-08:00Bob:
If you don't want to mess with the granu...Bob:<br /><br />If you don't want to mess with the granules as HDF files (hey, its fun!).<br /><br />Use the MODIS rapidfire subsets page. RGB images in formats you can use. <br /><br />Saturn Island is pretty good for WWA<br /><br /><a href="http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?subset=AERONET_Saturn_Island" rel="nofollow">http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets/?subset=AERONET_Saturn_Island</a><br /><br />Use the change vector options to add coasts + borders to orientate yourself on a cloudy view.<br /><br />I suspect this the one Cliff uses. There are others for the whole planet.<br /><br /><a href="http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets" rel="nofollow">http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/subsets</a><br /><br />Read the FAQ to find out more (e.g. using the realtime granules and finding out when the sats are overhead)<br /><br /><a href="http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/faq/" rel="nofollow">http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/faq/</a>Kevin Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157202870194603923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-83457743455400024342010-12-06T10:24:07.830-08:002010-12-06T10:24:07.830-08:00A sad commentary: I find it a bit sad to study th...A sad commentary: I find it a bit sad to study the "Pageviews Last Month" plot on this blog. A few of us seem to visit here regularly. Then, when it looks like we might be playing bumper cars, we see the enormous number of folks who are aware of this blog, but don't visit until disaster looms. I wonder what kind of world we would have if more people wanted to know more about her in an ongoing way. Why are the curious so few?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726805396038087981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-68893419725334835242010-12-06T10:06:33.217-08:002010-12-06T10:06:33.217-08:00Sail on Mike, yes Modis imagery is public, bit I t...Sail on Mike, yes Modis imagery is public, bit I think that saying it is available is a bit of a stretch. In my experience, it is a slow and difficult job to find the information you want on any federal web site, NASA included. I suspect that Cliff has a library of links to the images he publishes. Cliff, any chance that you can share some of your favorite gov imagery links? The curious of us would really appreciate it!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754360743626401014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-25234212139660797062010-12-06T08:33:10.947-08:002010-12-06T08:33:10.947-08:00As a UW grad who lived/worked in Seattle and purpo...As a UW grad who lived/worked in Seattle and purposely retired to Klickitat county near the Columbia Gorge, I bet I can see Mount Rainier more days from here than you can in Seattle. The winters may have fog and snow but there are few people, pleasant summers, and good views.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559762003828232314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-53073679115342560812010-12-05T19:28:55.174-08:002010-12-05T19:28:55.174-08:00I went to the Apple Cup and drove home this evenin...I went to the Apple Cup and drove home this evening (Sunday), and it was a nice drive from Pullman. Snow cover the whole way (Not deep), rolling hills of the Palouse make for great snow drifts!<br /><br />Anyway, driving back west, the contrast of a brillant white surface and some really dark clouds w/ a heavy sleet shower, the sky was purple! So wish I had a camera, dunno if the ice fall played a role in it.smokejumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358322512081660205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-52613743969174651952010-12-05T12:26:54.710-08:002010-12-05T12:26:54.710-08:00Interesting collection of comma clouds off in the ...Interesting collection of comma clouds off in the Pacific this morning in the visible satellite. It looks like California could get hammered.Kenna Wickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802821050975830973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-40944218022009736632010-12-05T10:22:47.966-08:002010-12-05T10:22:47.966-08:00Sail on MIke said: "Does the MODIS satellite ...Sail on MIke said: "Does the MODIS satellite pass over this area on a regular basis? The image is beautiful."<br /><br />MODIS is the imager that flies on the Terra and Aqua satellites. <br /><br />Terra and Aqua share the same sun synchronous orbit but about 12 hours out of phase with each other.<br /><br />Each satellite makes a (sun synchronous ... so the sun angle is the same for each pass) pass over every point on the earth once a day (well twice a day but one pass is at night so it's not used for imagery). <br /><br />Terra makes a N to S pass (descending) at around 10:30am at the equator. <br /><br />Aqua makes a S to N pass (ascending) at around 1:30pm at the equator.<br /><br />You can find images at the <a href="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/showall.php" rel="nofollow">MODIS Image a Day site http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/showall.php</a><br /><br />You can also look up recent images for any location on the planet at <a href="http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/" rel="nofollow">http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/</a>Kevin Purcellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157202870194603923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-26462587460339500632010-12-05T08:56:21.752-08:002010-12-05T08:56:21.752-08:00It hasn't been above freezing for 2 weeks here...It hasn't been above freezing for 2 weeks here in Eburg. Although today looks promising ... according to our Davis Vantage Pro 2 weather station, it is currently -1C ... so close!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241425687786973525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-15081121817496693702010-12-04T22:04:29.093-08:002010-12-04T22:04:29.093-08:00Living in SE Washington, I can attest to the fact ...Living in SE Washington, I can attest to the fact that it is very gloomy, and that we have this problem every winter. We need a good storm to come blow it all out.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863735306119730107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-63080576426354039432010-12-04T21:05:33.584-08:002010-12-04T21:05:33.584-08:00Drove across the state today, it felt like driving...Drove across the state today, it felt like driving through a black & white photograph. All the pine trees west of Thorp to Indian John are heavily coated with ice from the fog yesterday, quite an amazing sight with a low sun going down over the cascades.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941659601233937737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-70345202370625098462010-12-04T20:15:57.710-08:002010-12-04T20:15:57.710-08:00Your Dawgs won, as they do in most Cougar-large Da...Your Dawgs won, as they do in most Cougar-large Dawg encounters...Rivrdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685083857476811667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-29352174041255820492010-12-04T11:59:17.735-08:002010-12-04T11:59:17.735-08:00GO COUGS!!GO COUGS!!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108864457874688399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-92152845155213694802010-12-04T11:27:12.518-08:002010-12-04T11:27:12.518-08:00Does the MODIS satellite pass over this area on a ...Does the MODIS satellite pass over this area on a regular basis? The image is beautiful.Sail on MIkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362010843058502597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-64627159443316133012010-12-04T10:59:31.047-08:002010-12-04T10:59:31.047-08:00go cougsgo cougsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com