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Wild Swings in Great Lakes Ice

Despite a cold snap in February, low ice cover prevailed across the lakes in winter 2020-2021.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership and lake ice data from NOAA - Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published March 4, 2021
Data acquired February 20 - March 3, 2021

Sources:
In situ Measurement
Suomi NPP > VIIRS