
Pancakes
A field of pancake ice in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica. These small discs of sea ice form under turbulent growth conditions, when wind and waves agitate the ocean surface. Aggregations of ice crystals constantly collide, leading to the characteristic raised edges. Further south, these discs stick onto each other, forming discs of up to several meters in diameter. Eventually, the entire ocean is covered by pancakes, which subsequently become hidden under snow.
Taken on 17
June
2013
Submitted on 25 Feb 2016
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- Oceans & Seas (131)
- Atlantic Ocean (102)
- Others (50)
- Southern Ocean (31)
- Weddell Sea (11)
- Exact location (-9.5215 W, -68.2770 S)
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antarctica, sea ice, weddell sea
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Credit: Mario Hoppmann (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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