Satellite Image Of Lake Superior Ice Cover

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.

Satellite image of lake superior ice cover.

The best resolution is 250 meters. Satellite image march 4 2019 courtesy. The national oceanic and atmospheric administration reports ice cover approached levels not seen in four years. A satellite image of lake superior ice cover on march 5 2019.

This color enhanced imagery from the suomi npp satellite s viirs instrument shows ice cover on the great lakes on february 12 2018. Current observed ice cover wind and air temperature. Note that some of these products are still under development. The graph also includes lines for selected earlier years for comparison.

It is a great way to get a sense of the extent of the ice on our big lake. The national weather service in burlington vt has been posting satellite pictures of the lake champlain area for the past few winters. Model derived ice thickness ice velocity vessel icing surface currents and water temperature. Image 36 author craig childs is not describing an arctic lake.

In an article written on climate gov. Clear skies thanks to high pressure over the region reveal lake ice and snow cover on the ground in remarkable detail. They only post them when it is cloud free enough to have a decent view of the lake. Orange line in extent and concentration images left and middle and gray line in time series right indicate 1981 to 2010 average extent for the day shown.

In this capacity glerl obtains produces and delivers environmental data and products for near real time observation of the great lakes to. Click in map or links. Lake superior was around 91 percent covered in ice monday said jia wang ice climatologist with the noaa great lakes environmental research laboratory. Current ice cover conditions coastwatch and glsea.

But there has also been a pattern emerging with all the great lakes. 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. 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. Photo courtesy of noaa.

As of february 11 69 1 percent of the great lakes were ice covered according to data from noaa s great lakes environmental. The extreme cold this winter helped cover more than 90 percent. The extreme cold this winter helped cover more than 90 percent of lake superior in ice this week. He s describing the bitterly cold and frozen scene on lake superior during his february 2014 trek on the ice near the coast of ashland wisconsin.

Sea ice data updated daily with one day lag.