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Imaggeo On Monday: Water Force

Daniela Lobianco May 31, 2021

Water Force. Credit: Daniela Lobianco (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

A force is a push or pull upon an object resulting from the object’s interaction with another object. This image shows the most magnificent force in nature; water, interacting with an inclined rock formation, with a backdrop of the magnificent landscapes of Canada. Description by Daniela Lobianco, after the description on imaggeo.egu.eu. Imaggeo is the EGU’s online open access ...[Read More]

Imaggeo On Monday: Yardangs in the Gobi desert

Jonathan D. Müller May 24, 2021

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

Nicolas Strappini May 17, 2021

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

Maria Scheel May 10, 2021

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]