Satellite Image Of Ice On Lake Superior

Below is a graphic showing previous year s maximums and minimums.

Satellite image of ice on lake superior.

The great lakes are far enough north that the lakes surfaces often have partial ice cover. Coastwatch is a nationwide national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa program within which the great lakes environmental research laboratory glerl functions as the great lakes regional node. Current ice cover conditions coastwatch and glsea. The moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer on nasa s aqua satellite captured this image of the lake and its surroundings on march 3 2009.

In this true color photo like image ice floating on the surface of lake superior ranges in color from white to pale gray blue. Winter satellite image of the great lakes region showing the lakes with significant ice cover. In the days after the satellite images were acquired ice extent climbed slightly and then dipped to 16 percent coverage on february 18 which appears in the ice cover map above. Below is a satellite image of lake superior the day we hit over 90 ice coverage march 4 2019.

For current noaa modis imagery please click in region of interest. Explore recent images of storms wildfires property and more. Previously known as flash earth. The most recent satellite photo appears to show even less than 80 percent ice cover.

Click in map or links. Model derived ice thickness ice velocity vessel icing surface currents and water temperature. Zoom earth shows live weather satellite images updated in near real time and the best high resolution aerial views of the earth in a fast zoomable map. Image 36 author craig childs is not describing an arctic lake.

Modis data acquired by direct broadcast and processed at the space science and engineering center university of wisconsin madison if you have any question about the modis image. But there has also been a pattern emerging with all the great lakes. Note that some of these products are still under development. In an article written on climate gov.

A relatively rare blanket of ice rested on the surface of lake superior in early march 2009. In this capacity glerl obtains produces and delivers environmental data and products for near real time observation of the great lakes to. The western tip of lake superior near duluth and superior and around the apostle island appears well locked. Occasionally the ice cover is be extensive enough or thick enough to interfere with commercial shipping.

Lake superior is the world s largest freshwater. Current observed ice cover wind and air temperature. Zoom out to view the scene from a satellite perspective and it s apparent that lake superior is not the only lake to feel the freeze.