| NASA Center: |
Headquarters |
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| Image # : |
67-H-1566 |
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| Date : |
11/20/1967
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Title
Mosaic of Clouds from ESSA-5 satellite
Full Description
This digital mosaic of cloud pictures was taken by the
Environmental Science Services Administration (ESSA) 5 satellite
on September 14, 1967. It shows more than a dozen storm areas,
including hurricanes Beulah, Dora, Chloe, Monica, and Nannette.
The picture signals, received in analog form from the satellite, were
sampled at short time intervals, and numbers were assigned
according to the brightness indicated by the basic signal. The
computer then located each digital value and precise map location.
The computer tape containing this information was then displayed
on a television-like tube (kinescope) and photographed. The result,
a mosaic. The first ESSA satellite was launched from Cape
Canaveral, Florida, on February 3, 1966.
Keywords
Environmental Science Services Administration ESSA Cloud
Hurricanes
Subject Category
Earth Science
Reference Numbers
- Center:
HQ
- Center Number:
67-H-1566
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2003-00024
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
| Resolution | Format | Width
(Pixels) | Height
(Pixels) | Size
(KBytes) |
Thumbnail |
JPEG |
90 |
74 |
18 |
Small |
JPEG |
640 |
527 |
312 |
Medium |
JPEG |
1500 |
1235 |
1,595 |
Large |
JPEG |
3000 |
2469 |
6,704 |
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