A glorious image that's received a nice bit of press attention over here- see
this BBC article, for instance. I've seen it on TV a few times. There's possible even enough for an article on this image itself. The image illustrates our current cold snap extremely well. Currently only used in one article as it is so young (as well as my userpage :)), but I have no doubt that such a striking and high quality shot has a place in many. I'd just like to anticipate comparisons to the equally beautiful
File:Scandinavia.TMO2003050.jpg, and note that this image illustrates something completely different- the idea of Britain being covered in snow like this is strange- I don't think it's occurred in my lifetime, and this is the longest cold snap for several decades. I appreciate that there is a little cloud cover here, and so this is not quite at the same level as the other in terms of being a "perfect shot", but this is not meant to be a shot of a "typical winter Britain", as the other is a shot of a "typical winter Scandanavia". And, of course, a little cloud cover is to be expected (and even favoured) in this case, due to the fact this is trying to illustrate the weather, rather than the geography.
Support: This is why my flat won't get warm and why I can't bring myself to get up for work in the morning! Apart from that sentimental value, very good image, great in its article.
Maedin\talk06:57, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Support As soon as I saw this picture on the main page headlines I came straight in here to make sure it was nominated... Very striking picture and certainly a rare image given how long its been since we were this snow-covered...
Gazhiley (
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09:39, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Support -- I did the same as Gazhiley, it's a really fantastic image. There's currently no FP for the PotD on Monday (11th), what's the process for adding this in (assuming it's becomes an FP)?
bad_germ09:57, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Well I never... You learn something new every day around here! Thanks! Though now i won't have the feeling of anticipation every time i log into wiki to see if a FP I've voted on is front page... Ah well...
Gazhiley (
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13:21, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Support. This image appeared in all the Spanish newspapers today to illustrate their stories, if that counts as international impact ;-) The image also has educational value: if you look carefully, you'll see a few bits on the West coast that are not covered by snow, an effect of the
North Atlantic Current.
Physchim62(talk)14:42, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Just to mention this also appears on the front page of our local newspaper today in South Wales (albeit a cropped version showing just Wales) so i can attest to it being all over the media if our little old paper has it too!
Gazhiley (
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15:13, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
I like it a lot, but... it could be better. The lower-res image (
commons:File:British Isles on 7 January 2010.jpg) is slightly larger in scope - it includes Orkney and Shetland, whilst Shetland is cropped out of this one and we lose half of Orkney. The master copy from which both were made must exist somewhere - is it possible to obtain a high-resolution version of the complete one rather than the incomplete one?
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14:49, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
The raw data this comes from is available from NASA
here. However, MODIS imagery suffers badly from bowtie distortion and its not at all easy to fix it. I've had a quick play can generated a image covering the whole of the UK and Ireland with a resolution ~4500x5000. However, NASA are much better at fixing the distortion than me. I can upload my version and present as an alt if required.--
Nilfanion (
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18:34, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Support, however there is some nasty banding artifacts in the sea. (I can see some in just about every area of sea without cloud cover) I'd prefer one with that fixed.--
Nilfanion (
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18:34, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Support - A fantastic image which shows a beautiful blanket of snow unprecedented in my lifetime. Used on the front page of multiple newspapers in Britain. -
hahnchen22:44, 8 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Support. This is the epitome of a picture speaking a thousand words, and truly something you don't see very often. I archived a copy on first sight!
81.157.43.45 (
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15:07, 9 January 2010 (UTC)reply
Support I probably wouldn't put it in the articles mentioned by Caspian Blue unless there are references in either direction mentioning the storms specifically in relation to global warming.
Noodle snacks (
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06:44, 10 January 2010 (UTC)reply