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Data acquired June 3 - 3, 2002 500 x 650 70 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 3 - 3, 2002 1000 x 1300 246 KB - JPEG
Data acquired June 3 - 3, 2002 2000 x 2600 690 KB - JPEG
This series of MODIS images from late May and June of 2002 shows the Lena River in northern Siberia beginning to break free of its winter mantle of ice. Ice jams in the northern part of the river can cause flooding further south. The Lena River flows north through Siberia and into the Laptev Sea. As the sea ice thins, it becomes bright blue from the reflection of the water underneath.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published June 8, 2002 Data acquired June 3 - 3, 2002