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Imaggeo on Mondays: Patterns in the peatland

Mélina Guêné-Nanchen March 4, 2019

Northern carbon sink. Credit: Mélina Guêné-Nanchen (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This magnificent pattern is the result of hundreds and hundreds of years of evolution. In this structured minerotrophic peatland in Northern Quebec (Canada), which can also be called a string fen or aapa mire, the green peat ridges (or strings) alternate with water-filled hollows (or flarks). Often flarks are replaced by ponds, which vary in number and size. This pattern of strings and flarks (or ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Air samples from afar

Emma Elvidge February 25, 2019

Air samples from afar. Credit: Emma Elvidge (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

I’ve taken many photos on fieldwork, everywhere from Malaysia to Antarctica but this particular photo was taken in my ‘home’ lab at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK. Atmospheric scientists collect air samples canisters such as these from around the world: from high altitude research aircraft (such as the Geophysica), long-term measurement time series (such as Ca ...[Read More]

Last chance to enter the EGU Photo Competition 2019!

Olivia Trani February 12, 2019

Some finalists from the 2018 Photo Competition. Clockwise from top left: Pinnacles in Nambug National Park at sunset by Stefan Doerr, Patagonian Rainforest by Carsten W. Mueller, Closer look at the deglaciation history of Lago Belgrano by Monika Mendelova, and Poetry of water shaped formations by Raphael Knevels (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

If you are pre-registered for the 2019 General Assembly (Vienna, 7-12 April), you can take part in our annual photo competition! Winners receive a free registration to next year’s General Assembly! But hurry, there are only a few days left to enter! Every year we hold a photo competition and exhibit in association with our open access image repository, Imaggeo, and our annual General Assembly. The ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: An iceberg-sized issue

Natalie Robinson February 4, 2019

Dwarfed by a grounded iceberg. Credit: Natalie Robinson (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This was taken during a study, undertaken by me and my colleagues, on the sea ice of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. We designed the project to document how supercooled water carrying suspended ice crystals flows along its pathway towards the open ocean. Ultimately, this work aims to assess the Ross Ice Shelf’s contribution of local melt to the long-term trend of increased sea ice cover around Antarcti ...[Read More]