February 21, 2003 - (date of web publication) updated February 25, 2003

NASA Satellite Images 2003 Snow Over the Eastern United States

NASA satellites capture several true color images of snow over Eastern United States. These true-color images were acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites.

February 20, 2003	February 13, 2003	February 12, 2003	January 24, 2003	Data compilation from May/June, 2002 for Blue Marble image

Click here for animation of Eastern US from May 2002 through Feb. 2003

Image courtesy Jeffrey E. Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
Credit: Lori Perkins, Scientific Visualization Studio

From Feb. 21, 2003 - NASA SATELLITE SEES WHITE BLANKET COVERING THE EASTERN US

February 20, 2003 image

Three days after snow painted almost half the United States white, life is slowly returning to normal for the Middle Atlantic and Northeastern U.S. Final storm totals indicate parts of Western Maryland received up to four feet of snow, while New York City topped out at just over 25 inches. Now, the East prepares for the great melt down. Rising temperatures and heavy rains threaten basements, streets and rivers with flooding.

This true-color image was acquired on February 20, 2003 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Terra satellite shows a white blanket covering the East.

Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.

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For more information contact:Rani D.Chohan
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Phone: (301) 286-2483

Earth Observatory site

Click here for animation of Eastern US from May 2002 through Feb. 2003

(5 MB) High Resolution Feb. 20, 2003

(14 MB) High Resolution Feb. 13, 2003

(14 MB) High Resolution Feb. 12, 2003

(14 MB) High Resolution Jan. 24, 2003

(14 MB) High Resolution May/June, 2002

(14 MB) High Resolution image (second part of story)

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