Satellite Image Of Lake Superior Ice Cover

Current observed ice cover wind and air temperature.

Satellite image of lake superior ice cover.

In an article written on climate gov. Photo courtesy of noaa. In this capacity glerl obtains produces and delivers environmental data and products for near real time observation of the great lakes to. Clear skies thanks to high pressure over the region reveal lake ice and snow cover on the ground in remarkable detail.

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. Satellite image march 4 2019 courtesy. Model derived ice thickness ice velocity vessel icing surface currents and water temperature. Sea ice data updated daily with one day lag.

The best resolution is 250 meters. As of february 11 69 1 percent of the great lakes were ice covered according to data from noaa s great lakes environmental. Current ice cover conditions coastwatch and glsea. The graph also includes lines for selected earlier years for comparison.

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. It is a great way to get a sense of the extent of the ice on our big lake. Click in map or links. Below is a satellite image of lake superior the day we hit over 90 ice coverage march 4 2019.

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. Note that some of these products are still under development. Below is a graphic showing previous year s maximums and minimums. The extreme cold this winter helped cover more than 90 percent of lake superior in ice this week.

A satellite image of lake superior ice cover on march 5 2019. 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. The national oceanic and atmospheric administration reports ice cover approached levels not seen in four years. The national weather service in burlington vt has been posting satellite pictures of the lake champlain area for the past few winters.

For current noaa modis imagery please click in region of interest. But there has also been a pattern emerging with all the great lakes. They only post them when it is cloud free enough to have a decent view of the lake. Image 36 author craig childs is not describing an arctic lake.

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.