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pl23_spac0094.jpg

Photographs received from TIROS I on second orbit showed Gulf of St

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Description

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