Melting summer ice
by Mikhail Varentsov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Melting summer sea ice is separated to pieces by the net of cracks, and their edges have amazing light-blue color, which is in contrast with white ice surface and deep blue sea water. Photo made during NABOS-2015 expedition.
Taken on 15
September
2015
Submitted on 29 February 2016
Categories
- Atmospheric Sciences (766)
- Climate: Past, Present & Future (557)
- Cryospheric Sciences (571)
- Field (2463)
- Ocean Sciences (276)
Location
- Oceans & Seas (125)
- Arctic Ocean (21)
- East Siberian Sea (3)
- Exact location (174.0000 E, 78.0000 N)
Tags
ice, sea, arctic, ocean, melt, summer, crack
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Credit: Mikhail Varentsov (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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