NOAA-14 satellite, 1997 Feb 16 19:45 UT
Color composite. AVHRR channels 2, 1, and 3 are red, green, and blue
This is a color composite image made from data transmitted by the NOAA-14 satellite as it passed directly over Louisiana at 1:45 CST (19:45 UT) 1997 Feb 16. The image was created by coloring AVHRR channel 2 red, channel 1 green, and channel 3 blue.
This was a clear sunny winter day and the image shows a wealth of detail. Vegetation appears red or somewhat purple in this color combination. Water appears black where clear and green where muddy; the warm gulf water appears dark blue at the bottom of the image. The Mississippi River flows down the center of the image. Its muddy water exits into the gulf at the delta and forms streamers of muddy water that appear green here. The Red River cuts a wide valley from the northwest corner toward the southeast through the highlands. The muddy water of Atchafalaya Bay forms a bright green patch in the lower center of the image.
While not visible itself, interstate 20 connects a line of cities about 1/5 of the way from the top of the image. These appear as light blue-gray fuzzy patches; from west to east: Shreveport, LA on the Red River, Monroe, LA at the edge of the darker highlands, tiny Vicksburg, MS just east of the Mississippi River, Jackson, MS on the Pearl River, and Meridian, MS at the east edge of the image.
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