Sandstorm, Myrdalssandur outwash plain, Iceland
These are isolated soil remains, small islands of soil with a sample of previous vegetation cover. They are mostly 1-4m high but don't represent the original soil thickness since they collect wind-blown soil. If the soil banks decrease in number and size the area gradually becomes a desert and consist of glacial alluvial sediments. Higher resolution images available from rth@arctic-images.com (there is a licensing fee depending on the use).
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1200 px
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1025 px
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48:41
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63.4683, -18.6300
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Bluish gray
Submitted
10 January 2010
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Ragnar Sigurdsson (arctic-images.com) (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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