Special Purpose Imagery
The following are ad hoc-generated images for special projects, grouped by
geographic region. Note: some of the linked images are large georeferenced
JPG or TIFF files that have been compressed using the tar and
gzip utilities.
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Northeast snowstorm - 2011-10-30
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This is a TERRA MODIS composite image that uses bands
7-2-1 as R-G-B. Snow can be seen on the ground as cyan,
with white being cloud. Image postprocessing was done at
University of Wisconsin SSEC.
This scene is GIS-ready with the additional
.jgw file.
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| Upper Midwest Region |
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Devils Lake, ND - 2011-06-03
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The LANDSAT-5 TM image is a false-color composite
depicting the extents of Devils Lake in eastern
North Dakota.
The TM bands 5, 4, and 3 are displayed as Red, Green,
and Blue.
This scene is GIS-ready with the additional
.jgw file.
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| Lower Mississippi Region |
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Black River at Pocahontas, AR - 2011-05-17
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This Landsat 5 TM image depicts flooding along
the Black River as well as the Cache River to the
southeast. This satellite image uses bands 5-4-3
as R-G-B.
The latest reported stage at Pocahontas is 18.71 ft
at 8:00 AM CDT on 05/19. Flood stage is 17 ft.
The latest reported stage at Black Rock is 20.1 ft
at 8:00 AM CDT on 05/19. Flood stage is 14 ft.
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| Midwest Region |
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Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Cairo, MO - 2011-05-03
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This Landsat 5 image shows the flooding around the
confluence of the Ohio River (flowing from the upper right)
and the Mississippi River (flowing from the left).
This is a false color composite that uses bands 5-4-3 as
Red-Green-Blue. The scene used was L5022034_03420110503.
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| Southeast Region |
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Oconee River near Milledgeville, Georgia - 2009-09-22
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This is a comparison between flooding shown in the
Landsat TM image and a more normal river extent via Google
Maps. Notice the large grassy areas near the river that
are now flooded in the satellite image.
This scene is GIS-ready with the additional
.jgw file.
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| Northwest Region |
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Green River from the Howard Hanson Dam to Auburn, WA - 2009-09-20
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This Landsat 5 TM image shows the Green River and
lake extents near the Howard Hanson Dam, east of
Auburn, WA.
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