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| Keywords: Ice on the Great Lakes, Image of the Day DVIDS754779.jpg en It is not unusual for the surface of Lake Erie to be covered by ice this time of year This true-color image was taken on February 8 2004 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS aboard NASA's Terra satellite The scene shows ice covers most of Lake Erie with the exception of a long narrow swath of surface water visible along its northern coastline The opening in the ice reveals light blue and turquoise patterns in the water probably the result of sediments Ice has also formed along most of the western coastline of Lake Huron to the north This rapidfire sci gsfc nasa gov/gallery/ 2004039-0208/GreatLakes A2004039 1830 721 1km jpg target _blank false-color image produced using a different MODIS band combination can help in distinguishing snow and ice from clouds Thus far the Great Lakes do not have as much ice cover this winter as compared to last winter For comparison refer to this MODIS image acquired on rapidfire sci gsfc nasa gov/gallery/ 2003027-0127/GreatLakes A2003027 1835 1km jpg target _blank January 27 2003 NASA Identifier GreatLakes_TMO2004039 2011-07-01 Glenn Research Center https //www dvidshub net/image/754779 754779 2012-10-19 16 34 WASHINGTON DC US PD-USGov Frozen Lake Erie Lake Huron Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Satellite pictures of the Great Lakes NASA MODIS images of North America | ||||
