Images of the Earth are captured by the CAI onboard the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite (GOSAT) "IBUKI".

CAI is an imager to observe clouds and aerosols with 4 bands, whose central wave lengths are 1600 nm, 870 nm, 674 nm and 380 nm respectively. These color composite images are created with its 870 nm data(*) for green channel, 674 nm for red and 380 nm for blue.
(*)These data are the reflectance derived from the CAI L1B+ radiance data, and their spatial resolutions are 500 m respectively.

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  • Phytoplankton blooming in the North Sea, Canada
    Jun. 28, 2016 (JST)
    Phytoplankton Blooming in the North Sea
    [captured Jun. 12, 2016 (UT)]
  • Wildfire on the Kamchatska Peninsula
    Jun. 22, 2016 (JST)
    Wildfire on the Kamchatska Peninsula
    [captured Jun. 05, 2016 (UT)]
  • Wildfire in Alberta, Canada
    May 12, 2016 (JST)
    Wildfire in Alberta, Canada
    [captured May 06, 2016 (UT)]
  • Rangeland Fires in Kansas
    Apr.20, 2016 (JST)
    Rangeland Fires in Kansas
    [captured Apr. 12, 2016 (UT)]
  • Eruption of Pavlof volcano
    Apr.5, 2016 (JST)
    Eruption of Pavlof volcano
    [captured Mar. 29, 2016 (UT)]
  • Thailand Wildfires
    Mar.15, 2016 (JST)
    Thailand Wildfires
    [captured Mar. 03, 2016 (UT)]
  • Eruption of Popocatepetl volcano
    Feb.2, 2016 (JST)
    Eruption of Popocatepetl volcano
    [captured Jan. 25, 2016 (UT)]
  • Flooded Mississippi & shrinking lakes
    Mar.4, 2016 (JST)
    Flooded Mississippi & shrinking lakes
    [captured Jan. 06, 2016 (UT)]
  • Oil tank fires in Libya
    Jan.13, 2016 (JST)
    Oil tank fires in Libya
    [captured Jan. 05, 2016 (UT)]
  • Air pollution over India
    Dec.11, 2015 (JST)
    Air pollution over India
    [acquired Dec. 04, 2015 (UTC)]

Note: Dates with gray fonts denote the release dates.