Flooding of the Ob River, Russia

Flooding of the Ob River, Russia

  • Credit:

    Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

These true- and false-color images show flooding along the Ob’ (large east-west running river) and Irtysh (southern tributary of the Ob’) on July 7, 2002, and July 27 (farther north than previous scene). In the false-color images, land surfaces are orange-gold and flood waters are black or dark blue. Fires are marked with red dots in both images. Rivers

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  • Sensor:

    Terra - MODIS

  • Data Date:

    July 27 - 27, 2002

  • Visualization Date:

    August 25, 2002
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