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| The 2002-2003 season turned quite cold
during the month of January. This resulted in a rapid buildup of
ice on Lake Erie.
It's amazing just how much one picture can show you. The following images were taken from GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) which orbits at nearly 23,000 miles above the Earth's surface. That's a "magic" distance which allows the satellite to orbit at roughly the same speed that the earth rotates, allowing it to remain over the same point (stationary) of the Earth (Geo)...hence geostationary! In the following visible images, you will be able to see some fantastic geographic features such as the ice cover, the Finger Lakes, river valleys etc., which in some cases have been neatly outlined by snow cover. Our friends at the National Ice Center have a great WEB site that contains a very detailed account of the ice pack on the Great Lakes. Check it out! |
Apr 10, 2003
Mar 27, 2003
Mar 17, 2003
Mar 15, 2003
Mar 07, 2003
Feb 08, 2003
Feb 07, 2003
January 30, 2003
January 27, 2003
January 21, 2003
