Eastern coast of Greenland

Off the eastern coast of Greenland, fjords are thawing and the sea ice is breaking up in the Greenland Sea in this true-color MODIS image from June 1, 2001.

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

Published June 1, 2001
Data acquired June 1, 2001

Source:

Terra > MODIS

Topics:

Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Ice Growth/Melt

Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Icebergs

Oceans > Coastal Processes > Fjords