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Ice jam off the coast of Newfoundland

Type of Event:

Ice jam

Location of Event:

Canada

Date of Charter Activation:

19/04/2007 14:30 UTC

Charter Requestor:

Public Safety Canada

Project Management:

CSA

 

Description of Event

About 100 ships were trapped in sea ice off the coast of Newfoundland-Labrador.

 

Images and/or Image Products Delivered under the Charter
Ice jam in Canada

NigeriaSat-1, 22/04/2007
Source: NigeriaSat-1, resolution -.
Acquired: 22/04/2007
NigeriaSat-1 image showing shows the area of interest on April 22 around 10:30 a.m. Newfoundland time. The false-colour image shows the area around Fogo Island, where several darker spots in the ice pack indicate the positions of ice-bound vessels.
Credit: Copyright DMC International Imaging 2007
Image processing, map created 22/04/2007 by CSA.
Higher resolution version

Ice jam in Canada

RADARSAT-1, 22/04/2007
Source: RADARSAT-1, resolution 100m/pixel.
Acquired: 22/04/2007
Image acquired by RADARSAT-1 ScanSAR (scanning synthetic aperture radar), with a wide beam that generates 100- metre pixels, resulting in a grainy image. The RADARSAT-1 image was acquired on April 22 at about 6:45 p.m. local time. The magnified insert reveals several shiny objects, possibly vessels imprisoned in the ice.
Credit: Copyright CSA 2007
Image processing, map created 22/04/2007 by CSA.
Higher resolution version

Ice jam in Canada

ALOS-1, 22/04/2007
Source: ALOS-1, resolution 12.5m/pixel .
Acquired: 22/04/2007
ALOS SAR image which clearly delineates the three visible surfaces: land, the ice pack, and open water. Just above the centre of the image are two shiny spots surrounded by ice, which are probably two boats. This ALOS image was acquired just before 11:30 p.m. local time on April 22, and each pixel of the image represents a 12.5-metre square on the earth's surface.
Credit: Copyright JAXA 2007
Image processing, map created 22/04/2007 by CSA.
Higher resolution version


 





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