18 October 2012IMAP/VISI (ISS)

Suomi NPP VIIRS Day/Night Band

Steven D. MillerColorado State University / CIRA

13 Nov 2013

(Slide 14 from Ita’s AGU presentation)

Lunar Phase 18 Oct 2012 (Waxing Crescent)

(Credit: Luanf.com)

Moon phases fromthe current moon cycle:

New Moon New Moonon 2012-10-15 13:02before 3 days

First Quarter First Quarteron 2012-10-22 04:33after 3.6 days

Fraction of the moon: 0.11568665276135

Illumination of the moon disk: 13 %

Good candidate for DNB nightglow observations

Day/Night Band: 18 Oct 2012 ~1619-1631 UTC

Day/Night Band

Log10(radiance; W cm-2 sr-1)-10.25 -9.0

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Tropical Storm Maria

Day/Night Band: 18 Oct 2012 ~1619-1631 UTC

Day/Night Band

Log10(radiance; W cm-2 sr-1)-10.25 -9.0

NightglowWave Structures