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  Image: Geographic Location Direction Photo #: ISS004-E-10288 Date: Apr. 2002
Geographic Region: USA-CALIFORNIA
Feature: SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

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  Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently photographed the San Francisco Bay area. The gray urban footprint of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and their surrounding suburbs contrast strongly with the green hillsides. Of particular note are the Pacific Ocean water patterns that are highlighted in the sun glint. Sets of internal waves traveling east impinge on the coastline south of San Francisco. At the same time, fresher bay water flows out from the bay beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, creating a large plume traveling westward. Tidal current channels suggest the tidal flow deep in the bay. Because the ISS orbits are not synchronous with the sun, astronauts view the Earth with variable solar illumination angles. This allows them to document phenomena such as the sun reflecting differentially off surface waters in a way that outlines complicated water structures.

 
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Images: All Available Images Low-Resolution 100k
Mission: ISS004  
Roll - Frame: E - 10288
Geographical Name: USA-CALIFORNIA  
Features: SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  
Center Lat x Lon: 37.5N x 122.5W
Film Exposure:   N=Normal exposure, U=Under exposed, O=Over exposed, F=out of Focus
Percentage of Cloud Cover-CLDP: 10
 
Camera: E4
 
Camera Tilt: 35   LO=Low Oblique, HO=High Oblique, NV=Near Vertical
Camera Focal Length: 105  
 
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: E   The direction from the nadir to the center point, N=North, S=South, E=East, W=West
Stereo?:   Y=Yes there is an adjacent picture of the same area, N=No there isn't
Orbit Number: 3527  
 
Date: 20020421   YYYYMMDD
Time: 191952   GMT HHMMSS
Nadir Lat: 38.5N  
Latitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Nadir Lon: 124.7W  
Longitude of suborbital point of spacecraft
Sun Azimuth: 150   Clockwise angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point
Space Craft Altitude: 209   nautical miles
Sun Elevation: 61   Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir point
Land Views:  
Water Views: BAY, OCEAN  
Atmosphere Views:  
Man Made Views: BRIDGE  
City Views: OAKLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JOSE  
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