MODIS Snow Cover over Europe

  • Released Thursday, July 4th, 2002
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:57PM
  • ID: 2486

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) provides data in 36 spectral bands, some of which are used in an algorithm to map global snow cover. The animation shows the dynamic behavior of the advance and retreat of continental snow cover over Europe for the winter of 2001-02 from MODIS-derived 8-day composite snow maps with a spatial resolution of about 5 km.

This animation shows the dynamic behavior of the advance and retreat of continental snow cover over Europe during the winter of 2001-2002.

This image shows snow cover over Europe during the winter of 2001-02.

This image shows snow cover over Europe during the winter of 2001-02.

his image shows snow cover over Europe during the winter of 2001-02.

his image shows snow cover over Europe during the winter of 2001-02.

Video slate image reads "MODIS Snow Cover over Europe during the Winter of 2001-2002".

Video slate image reads "MODIS Snow Cover over Europe during the Winter of 2001-2002".

Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Snow Data Preparation was done by The MODIS Snow & Ice Team, Janet Y. L. Chien. Blue Marble data courtesy of Reto Stockli. Technical Assistance from the following SVS team members: Randall Jones, Kevin Mahoney, Marte Newcombe, Tom Bridgman, Lori Perkins, Gregory Shirah, Eric Sokolowsky, James Williams.

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