Freeze-up Watch 2015 (false colour) - Jan 13, 2016

Freeze-up!

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Satellite image of freeze-up in Temagami

Image courtesy of NASA/NOAA                                                 Posted Jan 13, 2016,  Rev. Jan. 14


 

 It looks solid after a deep-freeze since Monday and a windless day. But there is one spot on the image in the Hub of Lake Temagami, west of Alexander Island, marked by the arrow. In the afternoon, travelers on the ice confirmed it is frozen. A quick freeze-up once it got cold.

  BACKGROUND: Past freeze-up dates

       KEY

  
Black open water or thin, clear ice
Dull/ dark blue thin ice with little or no snow cover
Bright turquoise thick ice, snow-covered ice or snow on unforested land  (e.g. clearcuts, farmland)
 

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