Clouds and the Ross Ice Shelf

Clouds and the Ross Ice Shelf

  • Credit:

    Michael King, MODIS Atmosphere Science Team

    <LI>Ross Ice Shelf near Ross Island and the McMurdo Station Antarctica
      <LI>Ross Ice Shelf (smooth looking ice shelf the size of the state of California) <LI>Stratocumulus clouds over the Ross Sea
    <LI>Image swath: 250km widy by 250km long <LI>Visible image 0.645 µm

(Resolution: 250 meters; MODIS Data Type: MODIS-PFM; MODIS Band Combination: 1)

Images & Animations

File

File Dimensions

  • 600x600
  • JPEG 79 KB
  • 801x801
  • JPEG 347 KB

Metadata

  • Sensor:

    Terra - MODIS

  • Data Date:

    February 24, 2000

  • Visualization Date:

    April 20, 2000

Categories

Share
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration