Snow stability testing under Northern Lights

by Markus Eckerstorfer, Northern Research Institute, Tromsø, Norway

Digging a snow pit and conducting stability tests on a mountain pass close to Svalbard's main settlement Longyearbyen.

Taken on 24 January 2011
Submitted on 08 February 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS 6D

Credit: Markus Eckerstorfer (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

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