The mystery of Antarctica's GREEN ice: NASA images reveal strange phenomenon caused by plankton

The green ice emerged in Antarctica's Granite Harbor - a cove near the Ross Sea.Phytoplankton at the water's surface is discoloring the sea ice to a green color.They typically flourish in waters around Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere's spring and summer whenthe sea ice edges rec...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lieser, JL
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Associated Newspapers Ltd 2017
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/115267
Description
Summary:The green ice emerged in Antarctica's Granite Harbor - a cove near the Ross Sea.Phytoplankton at the water's surface is discoloring the sea ice to a green color.They typically flourish in waters around Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere's spring and summer whenthe sea ice edges recede and there's more sunlight.The photos were taken by the Operational Land Manager (OLI), an instrument that flies on the Landsat 8American Earth observation satellite.