South Central Alaska

  • Credit

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

In early September 2002, south-central Alaska appeared lush and green at lower elevations, while the higher mountains were capped with snow. At lower left of the true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image from Sept. 2, 2002, a think line of snow dusts the peaks of Kodiak Island. Left of center, Cook Inlet is filled with sediment, probably a mixture of tidal action and river outflow. At right, the Chugach Mountains line the coast of the Gulf of Alaska, and behind them are the Wrangell Mountains.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/MODIS

  • Visualization Date

    2002-09-30