Day Image

All times are in UTC (z). The local noon image is presented in false colour (combination of visible light and infrared). All other images are IR only with clouds projected over NASA's Blue Marble imagery.

All data used to produce the Meteosat images is Courtesy Eumetsat and for the Goes images courtesy NOAA. Image production and associated rights reside with Ferdinand Valk, Earth at Large. It is expressly forbidden to use or reproduce any of these images without permission. Contact <earthatlarge at fvalk dot com>. Eumetsat has stipulated that for MSG (Meteosat Second Generation) only 6 hourly images may be published in near real time.

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The images presented are mainly meant for meteorological reference. Two different types of image may be presented: High resolution local area images (AVHRR or HRPT from lower orbit satellites), and hemispheric views (or parts thereof) from geostationary satellites. The NOAA series of lower orbiting satellites have suffered a series of setbacks and hence HRPT images become more and more difficult to use for composite images. A reasonable balance between efforts made to produce composites and useful end-results has made me decide to present AVHRR derived images less frequently. The AVHRR data is retrieved with my own ground station. Dundee University has been so kind to allow me to fill in data gaps using its data. A sincere thanks is in place.

The Geostationary imagery presented comes mainly from data dissemination via Eumetcast. Eumetsat has been very courageous in lowering the threshold for reception to include the non-commercial segment as well. Credit certainly goes to Eumetsat for the Meteosat and foreign satellite data.

A special thanks goes out to David Taylor who, loyal to his name, has tailored some of the software I use to my requirements. Specifically the HRPT Reader and the GroundMap program have been extensively adapted. For Meteosat David has developed a Data Manager and a new version of GeoSatSignal as well, allowing for extensive data and image processing of both Meteosat and Goes satellites.

Upon request images can be made available in full resolution (colour) on high gloss paper. Image size up to and including A0. Please contact me for details. Mail address: fvalk @ fvalk dot com

For images of dates prior to the images posted you can also contact me at fvalk @ fvalk dot com