2009Jan31: From NASA: “Map of wind velocity for January from the QuikSCAT satellite. NASA’s QuikSCAT satellite measures wind speed and direction over the ocean. This map shows the average winds in January. Pale blue indicates light winds, while red indicates strong winds. Arrows indicate direction” (NASA, 2009).
Reference: NASA. 2009 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WindEnergy/
Image Description: see case description. Image Location: NASA map created by Robert Simmon, based on the Scatterometer Climatology of Ocean Winds. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WindEnergy/ Image Permission: This image is a work of a United States federal employee, taken or made during the course of an employee’s official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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