Ice Covers the Great Lakes

MODIS imagery from early March shows unusually widespread seasonal ice across the North American Great Lakes.

Lake Superior is almost completely frozen over this winter—a rare occurrence. This recent Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from March 12, 2003, shows the lake’s icy blanket.

The high-resolution image provided above is 500 meters per pixel. The MODIS Rapid Response System provides this image at MODIS’ maximum spatial resolution of 250 meters.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Start Date

    2003-03-12

  • Event Start Date

    2003-03-09

  • NH Image ID

    5664

  • NH Event ID

    5624

  • NH Posting Date

    2003-03-13