• MODIS Pic of the Day 14 January 2023

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Sat Jan 14 11:00:36 2023
    January 14, 2023 - Snow in New England and Canada

    Snow New England
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    A light dusting of snow colored the Northeastern United States and
    Southeastern Canada in early January 2023.

    The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
    NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the region on
    January 11. The New England state of Maine covers most of the lower
    section of the image. The Maritimes provinces of Canada—New Brunswick,
    Nova Scotia, and Prince Edwards Island—sit north and east of Maine,
    while the province of Quebec sits in the upper left. Snow appears most
    abundant along the St. Lawrence River, especially near the city of
    Montreal and most sparse along the Atlantic coastal region and in the
    south.

    According to local news reporting, Maine is suffering a snow drought
    this winter, with only significant snow in the far west and north of
    the state. The typical snowfall by January 12 in Caribou is usually
    46.5 inches, Bangor is 26.3 inches, and Portland usually has seen 23.7
    inches. However, snowfall this winter registers at 38.4 inches in
    Caribou, Bangor at 13.2 inches, and Portland, which sits near the
    coast, only near 7 inches. A winter storm moved in on January 13,
    promising to bring additional and much-needed snow to the region,
    although warming temperatures over the weekend may turn the
    precipitation to rain near the coast and in southern Maine.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Terra
    Date Acquired: 1/11/2023
    Resolutions: 1km (960 KB), 500m (2.7 MB), 250m (2.7 MB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



    https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-01-14

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