Freeze and Thaw in the North

Nearly all fresh water at Earth’s highest northern latitudes is frozen. But just a short distance to the south, the landscape comes alive each year after the spring thaw.

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NASA Earth Observatory map by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of JPL and the SMAP science team. Caption by Kathryn Hansen.

Published January 2, 2016
Data acquired March 5, 2015

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SMAP