Trajectory plotted over the MODIS false color image

Trajectory plotted over the MODIS false color image using bands 3, 6, and 7 for the red, green and blue components of the digital image. Thick ice and snow appears vivid red (or red-orange), while small ice crystals in high-level clouds are reddish-orange or peach.The image includes scenes aquired between 01:00 and 04:00 UTC or roughly 15 hours before we reached the survey area and was available fordownloaded shortly before takeoff.

Credits
NASA/Michael Studinger
Subject
Data
Aircraft
DC-8 - AFRC
Mission
OIB

 

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