New England snow seen from space
Remarkable satellite imagery shot on Sunday shows snow in New England and upstate NY, and rain runoff flushing sediment into Lake Erie. The
picture was taken by the international TERRA Earth-observation satellite. Maryland and the Chesapeake are at the center of the image. To zoom in a bit, place your cursor over the picture and then click on the box that appears at lower right.
The picture comes from an air quality "Smog Blog" maintained by folks at the University of Maryland Baltimore County who work with Terra. Smile. You never know when someone's taking your picture.
Comments
Beautiful picture!
Posted by: Barmak Kusha | November 17, 2004 10:41 AM
It is beautiful, though I'm not sure why they felt a need to superimpose the state boundaries. I'd rather see it the way it really looks from space.
Posted by: Frank Roylance | November 17, 2004 12:48 PM
Notice the slight color difference along a line that tracks I-95 from Richmond through DC and Baltimore all the way up to NY.
Posted by: Jacob Exler | November 17, 2004 3:10 PM
I'm guessing that's asphalt, concrete and roofing - signs of dense development all the way up the corridor.
Posted by: Frank Roylance | November 17, 2004 3:29 PM