Ice From Space

Lake Champlain Feb 23, 2011. Thin ice formed on the dark expanse of the lake two days before this. For the past few years the National Weather Service in Burlington (VT) has been posting  pictures of Lake Champlain from the Terra or Aqua satellite.  It is a handy way to get a large scale view of what is happening with ice in your region or anywhere in the country or southern Canada.  Obviously, at this resolution you can't tell much about the thickness, quality or degree of thaw of the ice.  Click here for an article on how to access the images for all of the US and the basics of  navigating around the University of Wisconsin Modis Today website.