Production Date:

13/01/2015

Storm

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Analysis with MODIS Data Acquired 13 &12 January 2015

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Glide Number:
ST20150107PSE

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TURKEY

HOMS

Map Extent

Nicosia

SYRIA

Beirut
Damascus

Cairo

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JUNIYAH

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Jerusalem
SAUDI
ARABIA

EGYPT

Beirut Rafic Hariri

International
Airport

Baghdad

Ramallah Amman

TRIPOLI

Wujah Al
Hajar
Airport

IRAQ

ZAHLAH

BABDA

DUMA

HARASTA

SAYDA

JARAMANAH

DARAYYA

ANNABATIYA

Damascus
International
Airport

TYRE

This map illustrates the extent of the snow cover

caused by the storm "Huda" that moved through the
Middle East region striking Lebanon, Jordan, and the
West Bank from about 7-13 January. This analysis
was based on satellite imagery collected by the
MODIS sensor on the NASA AQUA satellite on 13
January 2015. As seen in the imagery the snow has
covered a very extensive part of the Lebanon and
Syria. A decrease in the snow cover extent is
observed in certain areas in Southern Lebanon and
Syria compared to previous UNOSAT analysis with
imagery collected on 12 January. This is a preliminary
analysis and has not yet been validated in the field.
Please send ground feedback to UNITAR / UNOSAT.
LEGEND

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ALQUNAYTIRAH

330'0"N

Ben Ya'akov
Airport

HAIFA
Haifa
International
Airport

SWEIDA

NAZARETH

DARA
IRBID

RAMTHA

Capital City

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City / Town

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Main Airport

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Port

Primary Road

HADERA
NETANYA

Sde Dov
Airport

NABLUS

KEFARSAVA

SALT

320'0"N

Ben
TEL-AVIV
BATYAM HOLON Gurion

International Airport

REHOVOT

LOD

WADIESSIER

RAMLA
ALQUDS

ASHDOD

BAQAH
SWAILEH

MADABA

International Boundary

ZARQA

320'0"N

HERZELIYYA

Armistice Demarcation Line

RUSSEIFA

Amman-Marka
International Airport

Possible Snow Cover Extent

Queen Alia
International
Airport

ASHQELON

ALQURAYYAT

Bar Yehuda
Airfield

310'0"N

BEERSHEVA

310'0"N

RAFAH

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Guriat
Domestic
Airport

HEBRON

JABALIYAH

Cloud Obstruction

Map Scale for A3: 1:1,500,000

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Km

Satellite Data (1): MODIS

Imagery Dates: 13 January 2015
Resolution: 250 m
Copyright: NASA
Satellite Data (2): MODIS
Imagery Dates: 12 January 2015
Resolution: 250 m
Copyright: NASA
Elevation Data: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
(SRTM 3') Resolution: 90 m
Copyright: USGS
Road Data : Google Map Maker
Other Data: USGS, UNCS, NASA, NGA
Analysis : UNITAR / UNOSAT
Production: UNITAR / UNOSAT
Analysis Conducted with ArcGIS v10.2
Coordinate System: WGS 1984 UTM Zone 36N
Projection: Transverse Mercator
Datum: WGS 1984
Units: Meter
The depiction and use of boundaries, geographic
names and related data shown here are not warranted
to be error-free nor do they imply official endorsement
or acceptance by the United Nations. UNOSAT is a
program of the United Nations Institute for Training
and Research (UNITAR), providing satellite imagery
and related geographic information, research and
analysis to UN humanitarian and development
agencies and their implementing partners.

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This work by UNITAR/UNOSAT is licensed under a

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