Antarctic sea ice is lean and green: image of the day
It may look like someone dyed the water green for St. Patricks Day, but the green hue visible off the coast ofAntarctica is entirely natural.On March 5, 2017, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured these natural-color images of water,sea ice, and phytoplankton. The region pictured i...
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2017
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Online Access: | http://ecite.utas.edu.au/115182 |
Summary: | It may look like someone dyed the water green for St. Patricks Day, but the green hue visible off the coast ofAntarctica is entirely natural.On March 5, 2017, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured these natural-color images of water,sea ice, and phytoplankton. The region pictured is Antarcticas Granite Harbora cove in the vicinity of the RossSea. The first image shows a wide view of the area, and the subsequent images show detailed views of the greenslush ice. |
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