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November 20, 2009 - Snow Across Ontario, Canada
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The MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this image of a swatch of snow running across Ontario, Canada on November 18, 2009. At the bottom center of the image is Lake Superior, one of North America's "Great Lakes". The snow runs across a dark circular feature just north of Lake Superior. This is Lake Nipigon. Water from this lake drains into the Nipigon River and thence into Nipigon Bay of Lake Superior.
In the top right corner of the image is James Bay, a body of water which is on the southern end of the Hudson Bay. This bay borders Ontario (to the west) and Quebec (to the east). the large half-moon shaped island is called Akimiski Island - it is actually part of the province of Nunavut. The coastal wetlands that Akimiski is emcompassed by includes mudflats and marshes, some tidal. Sediment is carried into this region of the James Bay by freshwater streams.
The red dot is the location of an active fire.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 11/18/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
The MODIS on the Aqua satellite captured this image of a swatch of snow running across Ontario, Canada on November 18, 2009. At the bottom center of the image is Lake Superior, one of North America's "Great Lakes". The snow runs across a dark circular feature just north of Lake Superior. This is Lake Nipigon. Water from this lake drains into the Nipigon River and thence into Nipigon Bay of Lake Superior.
In the top right corner of the image is James Bay, a body of water which is on the southern end of the Hudson Bay. This bay borders Ontario (to the west) and Quebec (to the east). the large half-moon shaped island is called Akimiski Island - it is actually part of the province of Nunavut. The coastal wetlands that Akimiski is emcompassed by includes mudflats and marshes, some tidal. Sediment is carried into this region of the James Bay by freshwater streams.
The red dot is the location of an active fire.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 11/18/2009
Resolutions:
1km ( B), 500m ( B), 250m ( B)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
