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Every now and again, there is a superb view of parts of the British Isles
from the fantastic MODIS site. Today is no exception and I have cropped the 12.50Z image and enhanced the brightness a lot, as the land appears so dark at this time of year. The contrast between the gloom in the south and the clear weather in the north is obvious, as are the shadows of this cloud on land just to the north. http://www.mtullett.plus.com/modis/m...2004-12-55.jpg That is about 750KB so will take just over 2 minutes on a 56k modem. It is a huge image - 2448 x 2258 pixels so is best seen in raw form, not resized in a browser. The satellite pass ended over S Scotland - apologies to anyone living north of that limit. It was taken from: http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/r...25501.250m.jpg Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC -- Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 07/12/2004 21:47:35 UTC |
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On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 21:47:35 +0000, Mike Tullett wrote in
snip http://www.mtullett.plus.com/modis/m...2004-12-55.jpg snip I have looked in more detail at it and think I can spot some fires on the North York Moors. There appear to be six. -- Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 07/12/2004 21:51:17 UTC |
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![]() "Mike Tullett" wrote in message ... Every now and again, there is a superb view of parts of the British Isles from the fantastic MODIS site. Today is no exception and I have cropped the 12.50Z image and enhanced the brightness a lot, as the land appears so dark at this time of year. The contrast between the gloom in the south and the clear weather in the north is obvious, as are the shadows of this cloud on land just to the north. Thank you for that excellent new background piccie! Just by the distance of the shadows projected onto the land you can appreciate the height difference between the cloud to the south and the convective cloud further north. Fascinating stuff! Col -- Bolton, Lancashire. 160m asl. http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co....rPictures.html |
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In message , Mike Tullett
writes On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 21:47:35 +0000, Mike Tullett wrote in snip http://www.mtullett.plus.com/modis/m...2004-12-55.jpg snip I have looked in more detail at it and think I can spot some fires on the North York Moors. There appear to be six. Also, Ailsa Craig seems to have generated its own cap of cloud. Norman. (delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail) -- Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l. England |
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This posting expresses the personal view and opinions of the author. Something which everyone on this planet should be able to do. ================================================== ================== Cheers, Mike - awesome. Now I have broadband I can join in the fun too ! Will. -- " Visit Haytor meteorological office at http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk/Hayt...met_office.htm " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017 feet). mailto: www: http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk DISCLAIMER - All views and opinions expressed by myself are personal and do not necessarily represent those of my employer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Mike Tullett" wrote in message ... Every now and again, there is a superb view of parts of the British Isles from the fantastic MODIS site. Today is no exception and I have cropped the 12.50Z image and enhanced the brightness a lot, as the land appears so dark at this time of year. The contrast between the gloom in the south and the clear weather in the north is obvious, as are the shadows of this cloud on land just to the north. http://www.mtullett.plus.com/modis/m...2004-12-55.jpg That is about 750KB so will take just over 2 minutes on a 56k modem. It is a huge image - 2448 x 2258 pixels so is best seen in raw form, not resized in a browser. The satellite pass ended over S Scotland - apologies to anyone living north of that limit. It was taken from: http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/r...25501.250m.jpg Image courtesy of MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC -- Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 07/12/2004 21:47:35 UTC |
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On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 21:51:17 +0000, Mike Tullett wrote:
I have looked in more detail at it and think I can spot some fires on the North York Moors. There appear to be six. I made it 10, though 2 of those might not be. The top of the Dunn Fells are white/grey I can't decide if it's hill fog right on the summits or thin snow, I suspect hill fog more than thin snow. -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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![]() "Dave Liquorice" wrote in message ll.com... On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 21:51:17 +0000, Mike Tullett wrote: I made it 10, though 2 of those might not be. The top of the Dunn Fells are white/grey I can't decide if it's hill fog right on the summits or thin snow, I suspect hill fog more than thin snow. Hi Dave, I noticed this too over some of the Lake District hills, take a look at them and tell me what you think, fog or snow ? Cheers, Joe |
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On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:46:23 -0000, Joe Hunt wrote:
The top of the Dunn Fells are white/grey I can't decide if it's hill fog right on the summits or thin snow, I suspect hill fog more than thin snow. I noticed this too over some of the Lake District hills, take a look at them and tell me what you think, fog or snow ? Most is cloud as you can see a shadow to the upper right but the odd bit doesn't appear to have a shadow so falls into the hillfog/light snow category. I can see Great Dunn Fell from here (visibilty permiting) but didn't look in that direction on the day that that MODIS image was taken or maybe I did but it was hidden by hill fog... The weather has been so boring over the last week or so I've not really paid much attention to it. -- Cheers Dave. Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL. pam is missing e-mail |
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