Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Earth Observatory Collection
Title:
Snow Cover Across Scandinavia
Description:
In this mostly cloud-free true-color scene, much of Scandinavia can be seen to be still covered by snow. From left to right across the top of this image are the countries of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and northwestern Russia. The Baltic Sea is located in the bottom center of this scene, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the north (in the center of this scene) and the Gulf of Finland to the northeast.

This image was acquired on March 15, 2002, by the Mod erate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA?s Ter ra satellite.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MOD IS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Satellite - Sensor:
Terra- MODIS
facet_what:
Terra
facet_where:
Russia
facet_where:
Norway
facet_where:
Sweden
facet_where:
Finland
facet_where:
Gulf of Finland
facet_where:
Baltic Sea
facet_where:
Gulf of Bothnia
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
March 15, 2002
facet_when_year:
2002
UID:
SPD-ETOBS-2611
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Snow Cover Across Scandinavia