Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
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Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
A piece of multi-year Arctic sea ice surfacing on its side. You can tell it is older ice as the color is a bright blue underneath. There is also a dusting of snow on the top.
A piece of multi-year Arctic sea ice surfacing on its side. You can tell it is older ice as the color is a bright blue underneath. There is also a dusting of snow on the top.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
This is an image of nilas, which is thin ice, in the Arctic Ocean. As nilas comes together like fingers, which is known as finger rafting, it creates thicker ice called young ice.
This is an image of nilas, which is thin ice, in the Arctic Ocean. As nilas comes together like fingers, which is known as finger rafting, it creates thicker ice called young ice.
This is an image of nilas, which is thin ice, in the Arctic Ocean. As nilas comes together like fingers, which is known as finger rafting, it creates thicker ice called young ice.
This is an image of nilas, which is thin ice, in the Arctic Ocean. As nilas comes together like fingers, which is known as finger rafting, it creates thicker ice called young ice.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean. This is the bow of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean. This is the bow of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean. This is the bow of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean. This is the bow of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.
This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.
This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.