MODIS Images Show Flooding at the Confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) visible, near-IR, and true color images posted on the CIMSS Satellite Blog showed the areal coverage of flooding across the region surrounding the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Ohio River on 4 June 2011.
In addition, a comparison of MODIS true color images from 4 May 2010 and 4 May 2011 reveal dramatic changes in the Mississippi River north of Memphis, Tennessee.
A comparison of AWIPS images of the 1-km resolution MODIS 0.65 µm visible channel (first shown with a map overlay and location of METAR sites) and the corresponding 1-km resolution MODIS 2.1 µm near-IR “snow/ice channel” shows the areal coverage of flood waters across the region of the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Ohio River on 4 May 2011. Water appears very dark on the MODIS near-IR "snow/ice" image.
