MCST
MODIS Characterization Support Team
Clouds over Flores Island, Indonesia
MODIS; aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite flew over Indonesia and captured this true-color image of spectacular clouds rising over the landscape.
Tropical Cyclone Alessia (02S) over Australia
The first storm of the Australian region's cyclone season threatened Australia’s Top End in late November 2013.
Plume from Sakura-jima, southern Japan
On November 23, 2013 violent eruptions shook Japan’s Sakura-jima volcano.
Tropical Storm Issac
In late August 2012, Tropical Storm Isaac hovered over the Caribbean Sea, taking aim at populated areas. At 2:00 p.m. EDT on August 23, shortly after MODIS took this picture, the U.S.
Fires and smoke in western United States
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this true-color image of the fires on August 13, 2012.