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Alaska

This MODIS true-color Image shows snow retreating from much of Alaska. The blues, greens, and browns in the water along the coasts are likely a mixture of phytoplankton and sediment running off from rivers. At upper right, you can see the Bering Strait continuing to thaw.


Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA/GSFC

Published June 1, 2001
Data acquired June 1, 2001

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Topics:
Biosphere > Microbiota > Phytoplankton
Biosphere > Vegetation > Phytoplankton
Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Ice Growth/Melt
Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Cover
Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Snow Melt
Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Rivers/Streams
Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Suspended Solids
Collection:
Visible Earth