Sunny_Skies_over_the_Arctic_in_Late_June_2010.jpg
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Summary
Description Sunny Skies over the Arctic in Late June 2010.jpg |
English:
Mosaic
of images of the
Arctic
by MODIS. The brightest spot in the image is
Greenland
, covered in
snowy
white
. West and north of Greenland,
sea ice
appears pale
gray
-
blue
.
Clouds
, some translucent and some opaque, occur throughout the scene, distinguished from sea ice by their lighter colour, rougher texture, and less distinct margins. Clouds appear most prevalent north and west of
Scandinavia
, and between Alaska and the
Russian Federation
, but wide expanses of land and sea surface peer through cloud-free areas. Most of the Arctic Circle is cloud-free.
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Date | ||||
Source | NASA Earth Observatory | |||
Author | Jeff Schmaltz | |||
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This image has a resolution of 2 kilometres. Image captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite.
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215
102
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Alaska
2345
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215
179
3072
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Russian Federation
911
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215
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3072
Greenland
1423
1628
251
225
3072
3072
Sea ice
1572
2263
113
97
3072
3072
Clouds
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2621
143
220
3072
3072
Scandinavia
1649
2043
174
138
3072
3072
Svalbard
61
1229
159
271
3072
3072
Canada