ICESCAPE Researchers; Ponds on the Ocean
The "ice cap" north of the Arctic Circle is, particularly during Spring and Summer, not a uniform sheet of white. It can often look like swiss cheese.
Researchers on the ICESCAPE mission, funded by NASA, examine melt ponds and their surrounding ice to see how changing conditions in the Arctic affect the biological and chemical makeup of the ocean.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001712
Date: July 12, 2011
ICESCAPE Researchers; Ponds on the Ocean
The "ice cap" north of the Arctic Circle is, particularly during Spring and Summer, not a uniform sheet of white. It can often look like swiss cheese.
Researchers on the ICESCAPE mission, funded by NASA, examine melt ponds and their surrounding ice to see how changing conditions in the Arctic affect the biological and chemical makeup of the ocean.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001712
Date: July 12, 2011