Multi-Level Clouds over Sea Ice, Iceberg

  • Credit

    Kathy Strabala, University of Wisconsin - CIMMS

This is an RGB composite image over broken sea ice. Low-level stratus clouds as well as a higher layer of cirrus clouds can be seen over the open ocean and the ice sheet. The image clearly shows that the ice sheet is breaking apart at the edge (iceberg B-15).
(MODIS Data Type: MODIS-PFM; MODIS Band Combination: 1, 4, 3)

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Visualization Date

    2000-04-21