Imaggeo on Mondays

Imaggeo on Mondays: Glacier-fed rivers

Laura Roberts-Artal January 15, 2018

Rahpaädno river seen from the Ladebakte mountain. Credit: Jakob Keck (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

A view of the southern edge of the Ladebakte mountain in the Sarek national park in north Sweden. At this place the rivers Rahpajaka and Sarvesjaka meet to form the biggest river of the Sarek national park, the Rahpaädno. The rivers are fed by glaciers and carry a lot of rock material which lead to a distinct sedimentation and a fascinating river delta for which the Sarek park laying west of the K ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: The best of imaggeo in 2017

Laura Roberts-Artal January 8, 2018

The best images of 2017, from imaggeo, as chosen by our readers and followers.

Imaggeo, our open access image repository, is packed with beautiful images showcasing the best of the Earth, space and planetary sciences. Throughout the year we use the photographs submitted to the repository to illustrate our social media and blog posts. For the past few years we’ve celebrated the end of the year by rounding-up some of the best Imaggeo images. But it’s no easy task to pick which ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: New life on ancient rock

Gerrit de Rooij January 1, 2018

New life on ancient rock. Credit: Gerrit de Rooij (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

For the start of a new year, we bring you a photograph featuring some of the oldest rocks in the world but bursting with new life. The image, taken by Gerrit de Rooij, of the Helmholtz Centre for Env. Res. – UFZ, comes complete with an informative caption which we’ve included below. May the new year be successful for all our readers. After two days of canooing in the rain on lake Juvul ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Happy holidays!

Laura Roberts-Artal December 25, 2017

Image modified from The sunlit Yamal reindeer . Credit: Artem Khomutov (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

Along with this magestic sunlit reindeer, photographed on a hilltop in one of the expeditions on the Yamal Peninsula, EGU wishes all our readers happy holidays and very warm wishes for 2018. And for a chance to be featured on GeoLog throughout the new year, don’t forget to submit your field and lab based photographs and images to imaggeo: our open access image repository. All geoscientists ...[Read More]