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Imaggeo On Monday: Yardangs in the Gobi desert

May 24, 2021
Imaggeo On Monday: Yardangs in the Gobi desert
Yardangs in the Gobi desert. Credit: Jonathan D. Müller (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Seeing the Yardang rock formations during sunset was a surreal experience. While they seem to have be standing in a sea of water that formed them, the fluid dynamics that actually lead to their existence is the result of wind abrasion by dust and sand and the removal of loose material by wind turbulence. The air flow and resulting pattern of erosion and the distribution of rocks determines their s ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Lichtenberg Figure Visualisation

May 17, 2021
Imaggeo On Monday: Lichtenberg Figure Visualisation
Lichtenberg Figure Visualisation. Credit: Nicolas Strappini (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

A visualisation of an electrical charge moving through plastic. Machines are used to discharge electricity onto surfaces then metallic powders are used to visualise the static. The image is then exposed onto a photopolymer plate and etched with ink. Is is called the photogravure process.   Description by Nicolas Strappini, after the description on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU’s o ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Tides at Young Sound

May 10, 2021
Imaggeo On Monday: Tides at Young Sound
Tides at Young Sound. Credit: Maria Scheel (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

The work of the autumn tides at Young Sound, Northeast Greenland, created a fine sand artwork just before the freezing in of the fjord with the approaching winter. Due to the changing sediment of the nearby Zackenberg river, the local coastal erosion is an object of great recent investigations.   Description by Maria Scheel, after the description on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU’s ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Aurora Australis with Southern Cross and Pointer stars

February 22, 2021
Imaggeo On Monday: Aurora Australis with Southern Cross and Pointer stars
Aurora Australis with Southern Cross and Pointer stars. Credit: Ulrich Schreiber (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This view from the Port Hills of Christchurch in New Zealand glances South over Governors Bay into the distance, where an Aurora Australis is visible near the horizon. Almost in the center of the starry sky the Southern Cross with its 2 Pointer stars are showing prominently.   Description by Ulrich Schreiber, after the description on imaggeo.egu.eu.   Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open acc ...[Read More]