• MODIS Pic of the Day 02 June 2022

    From Dan Richter@1:317/3 to All on Thu Jun 2 12:00:12 2022
    June 2, 2022 - Sea Ice in the Barents Sea

    Sea Ice in the Barents Sea, Kolguyev Island, Novaya Zemlya
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    As days lengthen and air temperatures increase in late spring, the
    wintery covering of sea ice worn by the Barents Sea begins to melt.
    With daytime temperatures in Murmansk, Russia reaching 50˚F (10˚C)
    since May 6, and nighttime lows above freezing since May 10, regional
    melting has become more rapid in late May 2022. Murmansk is located to
    the west of the area captured in this image.

    The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
    NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the Barents Sea
    on May 31. At that time, although most of the Barents Sea was open
    water, thin filigrees of floating sea ice remained visible between the
    round Kolguyev Island, in the west, and the Novaya Zemlya group of
    islands in the northeast. The landmass sitting in the southeast belongs
    to the Zapolyarny District of Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Fast ice
    (ice clinging to a landmass) remains along Novaya Zemlya, the edges and
    bays of the Zapolyarny District, and in a very few locations along the
    northeastern and southwestern edges of Kolguyev Island. In the far
    northeast, behind Novaya Zemlya, abundant sea ice remains in the Kara
    Sea, although it is cracked and thinning.

    Image Facts
    Satellite: Terra
    Date Acquired: 5/31/2022
    Resolutions: 1km (60.2 KB), 500m (331.7 KB), 250m (652.1
    KB)
    Bands Used: 1,4,3
    Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



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