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First Light for NPP

A sensor on the United States' newest weather and climate satellite can depict the vertical and horizontal distribution of water vapor in the atmosphere.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story First Light for NPP.

Image processing by NOAA/Center for Satellite Applications and Research. Caption by Michael Carlowicz.

Published November 12, 2011
Data acquired November 8, 2011

Source:: Suomi NPP > ATMS