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Photographs received from TIROS I on second orbit showed Gulf of St. Lawrenceand St. Lawrence River to the left. Gray areas in Gulf were interpreted to beice by Dr. Harry Wexler of the Weather Bureau. This was first interpretation ofsea ice, a major function of satellite imaging today. Monthly Weather Review,May 1960, p. 182.
Display Date
1960 April 01
Location
Canada, Gulf of St. Lawrence
Collection
NOAA in Space
Imagery
Visible Imagery
Keywords
Space
Imagery
Visible