Click the link at the bottom of this page to order any of these products. Posters Nighttime Lights of the USA - Maps have long been used to imagine events occurring on the ground from an airborne perspective.
Satellites now record a similar view of actual events for scientists to study.
Atlantic Hurricanes Most Intense Tropical Storms of 1996 - The 14 most intense tropical storms from the 1996 calendar year are shown with thermal infrared imagery from the DMSP Operational Linescan System. Each image is accompanied by the vital statistics of the storm, including maximum wind speed, date and time of the image, latitude and longitude of the eye, and duration of the storm. Five storms occurred in the Northeast Pacific and eight in the North Atlantic. The most intense tropical storm of the year, Super Typhoon Dale is included in this set. Only one of these cyclones occurred north of the equator.