SEDAC
SEDAC Home
Remote Sensing and Environmental Treaties:

Building More Effective Linkages

DMSP/OLS (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program/Operational Linescan System)

Flown aboard DMSP satellites.

Applications: distribution of clouds; cloud top temperatures; fires; city lights.

Data collected in the visible and infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

More information: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/news/image/usa_lights_small.gif

City lights at night of the U.S.

 

City lights at night of the U.S. (source: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/news/ image/usa_lights_small.gif).

CIESIN Home Page

Need help or information? Contact SEDAC User Services
About SEDAC  Acknowledgments

NASA Home Page SEDAC logo

Copyright © 1997-.
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.

Privacy Policy and Important Notices

This site is for review only.
Use data and services at your own risk.