The Watchers - 24 March 2013 - by Chillymanjaro
A series of intense storms in the Arctic has caused fracturing of the sea ice around the Beaufort Sea along the northern coasts of Alaska and Canada. High-resolution imagery from the Suomi NPP satellite shows the evolution of the cracks forming in the ice, called leads, from February 17 – March 18, 2013. The general circulation of the area is seen moving the ice westward along the Alaskan coast.
The NOAA VisLab used the imagery from NOAA‘s weather and climate satellites to produce animations that show the dynamic nature of Earth and its environment. This time NOAA’s Visualization Lab released animation showing Arctic ice breaks up in Beaufort Sea.
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