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Data acquired September 6, 2000 600 x 433 54 KB - JPEG
Data acquired September 6, 2000 976 x 705 166 KB - JPEG
Lake Erie usually has a higher albedo than Lake Ontario. In this SeaWiFS image, however, the respective brightnesses are reversed. (Lake Ontario underwent a similar brightening last year about this same time.) A wave pattern can be seen in Lake Ontario extending eastward from the Niagara River along the southern shore. This is possibly water from Lake Erie flowing toward the St. Lawrence River getting mixed as it goes. Several major U.S. and Canadian cities are visible as grayish splotches.
Provided by the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
Published September 6, 2000 Data acquired September 6, 2000