by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 12, 2022 | 2021-2022, Home Page
Lake Mendota before the snow, on January 13, 2022
SENTINEL-2 SATELLITE
At-home ice checking often begins with a look at MODIS satellite data. “With its sweeping 2,330-km-wide viewing swath, MODIS sees every point on our world every 1-2 days…”
SENTINEL-2 is another satellite that surveys the earth every five days at the equator and every 2-3 days at middle latitudes. SENTINEL-2 is “equipped with an opto-electronic multispectral sensor for surveying with a sentinel-2 resolution of 10 to 60 m in the visible, near infrared (VNIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral zones, including 13 spectral channels, which ensures the capture…”
SENTINEL-2 takes a few more steps than looking at MODIS but the views are well worth the effort.
Register for an account, and you can download the views.
- Make sure you are looking at SENTINEL-2
- Search
- Choose the date on the calendar.
- Choose false color for the best ice view.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 12, 2022 | 2021-2022, Home Page
Tim McCormick has updated the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club racing scores from Saturday, January 22, 2022. See them here.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 9, 2022 | Home Page, Regattas, WSSA
Photo: Jim Koepnick
The 2022 Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta has been postponed to February 19 and 20. The next update will be Sunday, February 13. Check back here at that time. The Northwest Ice Yacht Association regatta takes precedence. The prediction changed, not enough melt today, not much expected tomorrow, and the wind dropped quite low for the weekend. Let us know if you find conditions somewhere.
Andy Gratton
WSSA Secretary/Treasurer
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by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 7, 2022 | Home Page, Regattas, WSSA
The ROSEMARYS. Photo: Jim Koepnick
The Wisconsin Stern Steering Association regatta for 2022 has been tentatively called on for February 12 and 13. The site selected is the center of Green Lake. Final confirmation will be made by 1 PM Thursday, February 10. Check back here after that time. There are hard 4″ snowdrifts in the area. The regatta is pending the melt anticipated this week.
Andy Gratton
WSSA Secretary/Treasurer
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by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 6, 2022 | Home Page, ISA, Regattas
The International Skeeter Association regatta has been postponed until February 18 – 20, 2022. Next update is February 13.
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by Deb Whitehorse | Feb 6, 2022 | 2021-2022, NIYA, Regattas
The Northwest Regatta has been postponed until February 18 – 20, 2022. Next update is February 13.
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