Earth Observation Collection (page 7)

Barents Sea algal bloom, satellite image. North is at top, with land areas outlined in black. Algal blooms (green, top) have formed in the Barents Sea off northern Scandinavia (lower left)

US-Mexico border, Sonoran Desert C016 / 6318
US-Mexico border, north-western Sonoran Desert. North is towards upper right. Farm fields (green) lie between the Salton Sea in California (top) and the Colorado River Delta in Mexico (bottom)

New York at night, ISS image C016 / 6382
New York at night. Photographed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station 23rd March 2013. The picture was taken using a camera aid called NightPod

Boston at night, ISS image C016 / 6376
Boston at night. Photographed by astronaut Chris Hadfield aboard the International Space Station 6th April 2012. The picture was taken using a camera aid called NightPod

New Mexico, USA C016 / 6357
New Mexico, USA, from Earth orbit. North is towards upper right. At lower right is White Sands National Monument (white), with the Carrizozo Malpais lava flow (dark)

Waterloo Station, London, aerial view C017 / 0661
Waterloo Station, London, aerial photograph. Waterloo Station terminal and lines can be seen centre middle towards bottom middle of the image

Birmingham city centre, aerial photograph C016 / 9924
Birmingham city centre, aerial photograph. At centre, middle is the Bullring Shopping Centre. Photographed in 2004

Isle of Dogs, aerial photograph C016 / 9934
Isle of Dogs, London, UK, aerial photograph. The Isle of Dogs in east London includes extensive office buildings around the Canary Wharf Tower (top)

Sea surface salinity, Aquarius image C017 / 6817
Sea surface salinity, Aquarius image. Computer model showing the salinity (dissolved salt-content) of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

Sea surface salinity, Aquarius image C017 / 6819
Sea surface salinity, Aquarius image. Computer model showing the salinity (dissolved salt-content) of the Western Pacific Ocean

Arctic ice minimum extent, 2012 C014 / 2330
Arctic ice minimum extent. Diagram showing the Arctic polar ice cap at its annual minimum extent on 16th September 2012. The Arctic sea ice (white) reaches a minimum in September

Wales, United Kingdom, satellite image C014 / 0084
Wales, satellite image. North is at top. Natural colour satellite image showing Wales in the United Kingdom, with the surrounding territories shaded out

Beijing, China, 2010, satellite image
Beijing 2010. Satellite image showing the extent of the city of Beijing, China, in 2010. Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world

Artic sea ice coverage, 1980 C014 / 4710
Artic sea ice coverage, 1980. Map showing the changes in Arctic sea ice coverage from 1st November 1979 to 31st January 1980

Greenland ice melt, 2012, satellite image
Greenland ice melt, 2012. Composite image based on data from three NASA satellites, showing the extent of surface melt over Greenlands ice sheet on 12th July 2012. North is at top

Hurricane Sandy, 28th October 2012 C014 / 5781
Hurricane Sandy. Satellite image of hurricane Sandy off the east coast of the USA (top centre) on 28th October 2012 at 17.45 UTC

Dead Sea, 2011 satellite image C014 / 4705
Dead Sea. False-colour satellite image of the Dead Sea. North is at top. Deep waters are blue or dark blue, while brighter blues indicate shallow waters or salt ponds (in the south)

Columbia Glacier, Alaska, 1986
Columbia Glacier, Alaska. False-colour satellite image of the Columbia Glacier, Alaska, USA, taken in 1986. Columbia Glacier descends from an ice field (top) 3, 050 metres above sea level

Icebergs off Greenland, satellite image
Icebergs off Greenland. Satellite image centred over the west coast of Greenland, showing an ice sheet (white, upper right) on the mainland

Dead Sea, 1972 satellite image C014 / 4706
Dead Sea. False-colour satellite image of the Dead Sea. North is at top. Deep waters are blue or dark blue, while brighter blues indicate shallow waters or salt ponds (in the south)

Hurricane Sandy, 29th October 2012 C014 / 5782
Hurricane Sandy, 29th October 2012

Columbia Glacier, Alaska, 2000
Columbia Glacier, Alaska. False-colour satellite image of the Columbia Glacier, Alaska, USA, taken in 2000. Columbia Glacier descends from an ice field (top) 3, 050 metres above sea level

Beijing, China, 1978, satellite image
Beijing 1978. Satellite image showing the extent of the city of Beijing, China, in 1978. Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world

Columbia Glacier, Alaska, 2011
Columbia Glacier, Alaska. False-colour satellite image of the Columbia Glacier, Alaska, USA, taken in 2011. Columbia Glacier descends from an ice field (top) 3, 050 metres above sea level

Columbia Glacier, Alaska, 2003
Columbia Glacier, Alaska. False-colour satellite image of the Columbia Glacier, Alaska, USA, taken in 2003. Columbia Glacier descends from an ice field (top) 3, 050 metres above sea level

Dead Sea, 1989 satellite image C014 / 4707
Dead Sea. False-colour satellite image of the Dead Sea. North is at top. Deep waters are blue or dark blue, while brighter blues indicate shallow waters or salt ponds (in the south)

Persian Gulf at night, satellite image
Persian Gulf at night. Black marble satellite image of the Persian Gulf at night during a waning Gibbous moon. More densely populated areas are brighter

Gobi Desert, China, satellite image C014 / 1768
Gobi Desert. Satellite image showing uniform white lines in the Gobi desert, northwestern China. These lines measure about 1.6 km long and 0.9 km across

Vatican City, Italy, satellite image C014 / 1767
Vatican City. Satellite image of Rome, Italy, showing crowds of people celebrating Easter Mass in the Vatican Citys St Peters Square (circle, centre left)

Auroras at night, satellite image
Auroras at night. Black marble satellite image of the Aurora Borealis (Northern lights) over Ontario, Canada, at night. Aurora are atmospheric phenomena that occur when solar wind particles are

San Diego, USA, satellite image C014 / 1764
San Diego. Satellite image of the Embarcadero Marina Park, San Diego Bay, California, USA. The San Diego Convention Center, San Diego Marriott Marquis Marina

Paris, France, satellite image C014 / 1761
Paris. Satellite image of Paris, France, centred over the La Defense district in the borough of Nanterre. Imaged by the GeoEye-1 satellite on 17th January 2012

Naples, Italy, satellite image
Naples. Satellite image of an area near Naples, Italy, showing the Pausilypon archaeological site and the Seiano Grotto. Imaged by the GeoEye-1 satellite on 9th April 2012

Pearl Harbor, USA, satellite image C014 / 1763
Pearl Harbor. Satellite image of Pearl Harbor, Oahu island, Hawaii, USA, showing crowds of people standing by the USS Missouri docked at Battleship Row (centre)

Minot, North Dakota, USA, satellite image C014 / 1759
Minot. Satellite image showing the Souris River (black) flowing through Minot, North Dakota, USA. Imaged by the GeoEye-1 satellite, on 30th May 2009

General DeWitt Spain Airport, USA C014 / 1757
General DeWitt Spain Airport. Satellite image showing the Mississippi River (left) and the General DeWitt Spain Airport, located 8 km northwest of the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee

South America at night, satellite image
South America at night. Black marble satellite image of South America at night. More densely populated areas are brighter

Middle East at night, satellite image
Middle East at night. Black marble satellite image of the Arabian peninsula at night. More densely populated areas are brighter. Gas flares from oil and gas fields are also seen

Joplin, USA, satellite image C014 / 1754
Joplin. Satellite image of Joplin, Missouri, USA, taken on 16th May 2011, six das before a Level 5 tornado touched down and destroyed most of the town. Imaged by the GeoEye-1 satellite

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, satellite image C014 / 1756
Riyadh. Satellite image of Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, showing the Kingdom Tower (Kingdom Centre) at centre

Gujarat Solar Park India, satellite image C014 / 1751
Gujarat Solar Park. Satellite image showing the large array of solar panels (dark) at the Gujarat Solar Park, Charana, India. This is the worlds largest multi-developer solar park (as of 2012)

Central America at night, satellite image
Central America at night. Black marble satellite image of Central America at night. More densely populated areas are brighter

National Cherry Blossom Festival, USA C014 / 1749
National Cherry Blossom Festival. Satellite image of Washington DC, USA, showing crowds of people gathered at the Washington Monument

Bismarck, USA, satellite image C014 / 1748
Bismarck. Satellite image taken on 12th November 2010 of the Missouri River and adjacent neighbourhood just north of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

Americas at night, satellite image
Americas at night. Black marble satellite image of North and South America at night. More densely populated areas are brighter

Bangkok, Thailand, satellite image C014 / 1745
Bangkok. Satellite image taken on 4th December 2010 showing an area north of Bangkok, Thailand, before the extensive flooding of October 2011

Bismarck flooding, USA, satellite image C014 / 1747
Bismarck flooding. Satellite image taken on 3rd June 2011 of the flooded Missouri River and adjacent neighbourhood just north of Bismarck, North Dakota, USA. According to news reports the U.S

Global surface currents 2005-2007 C016 / 8120
Global surface currents 2005-2007. Computer visualisation showing ocean surface currents ff the coast of Asia, during the period from June 2005 to December 2007

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