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Great Lakes Snow Effect 2002

Evaporation from the Great Lakes develops into clouds moving East, dropping snow as they go.

Pull-out from the Great Lakes.  You can clearly see the clouds developing over the lakes and moving over the surrounding area.    Pull-out from the Great Lakes. You can clearly see the clouds developing over the lakes and moving over the surrounding area.
Duration: 6.0 seconds
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Close up of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.    Close up of Lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.

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View of the Great Lakes including the Midatlantic and Central states.    View of the Great Lakes including the Midatlantic and Central states.

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View of all the Great Lakes.    View of all the Great Lakes.

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Animation Number:2653
Completed:2002-12-04
Animator:Joycelyn Thomson (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
Scientist:David Herring (NASA/GSFC)
Platform/Sensor/Data Set:Aqua/MODIS (2002/12/03)
Video:SVS2002-0036 *
Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Climatology
DLESE >> Cryology
SVS >> Lakes
SVS >> Snow
GCMD >> Location >> Great Lakes
GCMD >> Location >> Michigan
 
 
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio,MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov)


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