August 29, 2021 - Ireland
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The emerald-green island of Ireland was surrounded by cloud and touched
by fog on August 26, 2021, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this
true-color image. A large bank of marine stratocumulus cloud stretches
over the North Atlantic Ocean to the north and west of Ireland and even
curls into the northern Irish Sea, with sits between Ireland and
England. In the southern section of the Irish Sea, another bank of
cloud appears to have a finer grain and slightly gray color—both
features that are suggestive of low cloud (fog).
According to Irish Weather Online, on August 26 the trend for warm,
dry, and sunny weather across Ireland continued, with an early morning
fog or mist giving way to hazy sunshine in the north, except for a few
outer coastal districts. High temperatures pushed 27˚C (80˚F) in some
parts of the country, with the midlands carrying the warmest weather.
The abundant green vegetation that gives Ireland its famous verdant
color comes from abundant rainfall. Ireland receives between 750 and
2000 millimeters (29 and 78 inches) of rain per year, with more rain
falling in the west and in the mountains. Most of the rain falls in
light showers and the moist climate means an abundance of clouds and
fog.
Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 8/26/2021
Resolutions: 1km (556.1 KB), 500m (1.7 MB), 250m (4.5 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2021-08-29
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