On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 13:58:11 +0100, Nick in
wrote:

What are the red dots on the image Mike ?

I believe (but could stand corrected) the red dots indicate places where
the satellite detects a temperature anomaly (or recent change). The oil
fires in Iraq were marked as such.

How do you find when the UK's in the image, I've not managed to work that out
yet...

I am sure there must be a better way, but I look at the thumbnails, try to
spot West Africa and then look at the images above and below, and then
click on the 2km image to see where I am:-). The satellite doesn't always
cover the British Isles as well as it did yesterday. Quite often we are on
the edge (with the associated blurring) or split in two.

I have to add how grateful I am to the MODIS site for making these images
freely available. This is what is at the start of their FAQ:

quote
All the images that appear on our site are in the public domain and can be
freely used and reproduced for any purpose. Please credit the MODIS Rapid
Response Project appropriately: "Image courtesy MODIS Rapid Response
Project at NASA/GSFC". For more information on use and credit, contact the
MODIS Rapid Response Outreach Coordinator.
endquote

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Mike posted to uk.sci.weather 17/10/2003 13:23:05 UTC
Coleraine
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