Subj : MODIS Pic of the Day 02 June 2022
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From : Dan Richter
Date : Thu Jun 02 2022 12:00:12

June 2, 2022 - Sea Ice in the Barents Sea

   Sea Ice in the Barents Sea, Kolguyev Island, Novaya Zemlya
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   As days lengthen and air temperatures increase in late spring, the
   wintery covering of sea ice worn by the Barents Sea begins to melt.
   With daytime temperatures in Murmansk, Russia reaching 50˚F (10˚C)
   since May 6, and nighttime lows above freezing since May 10, regional
   melting has become more rapid in late May 2022. Murmansk is located to
   the west of the area captured in this image.

   The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
   NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of the Barents Sea
   on May 31. At that time, although most of the Barents Sea was open
   water, thin filigrees of floating sea ice remained visible between the
   round Kolguyev Island, in the west, and the Novaya Zemlya group of
   islands in the northeast. The landmass sitting in the southeast belongs
   to the Zapolyarny District of Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Fast ice
   (ice clinging to a landmass) remains along Novaya Zemlya, the edges and
   bays of the Zapolyarny District, and in a very few locations along the
   northeastern and southwestern edges of Kolguyev Island. In the far
   northeast, behind Novaya Zemlya, abundant sea ice remains in the Kara
   Sea, although it is cracked and thinning.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 5/31/2022
   Resolutions:  1km (60.2 KB),  500m (331.7 KB),  250m (652.1
   KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2022-06-02
 
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