NOAA POD GUIDE AVHRR LEVEL 1b Sample Imagery

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The following images are color composite images using the combination of AVHRR Channels 1, 2 and 4, unless otherwise noted. In the AVHRR instrument, Channels 1 and 2 are visible and near infrared (IR) respectively, while Channel 4 is IR.

Images processed by Ralph E. Meiggs, Physical Scientist, NCDC.

Hurricane Fran #1 HRPT	Hurricane Fran #2 HRPT	Hurricane Fran #2 GAC	Hurricane Hortense HRPT
California Fires LAC	California Fires GAC	Lake Effect Snow (During) HRPT	Lake Effect Snow (After) HRPT
Mount Saint Helens Volcano GAC	Mount Ruapehu Volcano GAC	Mount Ruapehu Volcano - Visible Channel 2 GAC	Mount Ruapehu Volcano - IR Channel 4 GAC
Before Midwest Flooding #1 HRPT	Before Midwest Flooding #1 GAC	After Midwest Flooding #1 HRPT	After Midwest Flooding #1 GAC
East Coast Snow Cover HRPT	Antarctic Ice Field GAC	Appalachian Fog HRPT	Chernobyl Fires LAC