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Imaggeo on Mondays: Nor’Wester in the Southern Alps of New Zealand

July 24, 2017
Imaggeo on Mondays: Nor’Wester in the Southern Alps of New Zealand
Find a new way . Credit: Stefan Winkler (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Stephan Winkler’s 2017 Imaggeo Photo Contest finalist photo showcases an unusual weather phenomenon… The image shows a typical weather situation in the Southern Alps of New Zealand with a moist, westerly airflow pushing over the Main Divide [which separates the water catchments of the more heavily populated eastern side of the island from those on the west coast] to create a typical foehn wind [dr ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Polar backbone (Arctic Ocean)

May 15, 2017
Imaggeo on Mondays: Polar backbone (Arctic Ocean)
Polar backbone (Arctic Ocean) . Credit: Grace Shephard (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

This image was taken during the Arctic Ocean 2016(AO16) expedition that ventured to the central regions of the Arctic Ocean, including the North Pole. It shows a pressure ridge, or ice ridge, as viewed from onboard the deck of the icebreaker Oden. It was quite striking that the ice ridge resembled an image of a spine – sea ice being a defining characteristic of the broader Arctic environment and b ...[Read More]

Announcing the winners of the EGU Photo Contest 2017!

April 28, 2017

The selection committee received over 300 photos for this year’s EGU Photo Contest, covering fields across the geosciences. Participants at the 2017 General Assembly have been voting for their favourites throughout the week  of the conference and there are three clear winners. Congratulations to 2017’s fantastic photographers! Penitentes in the Andes by Christoph Schmidt (distributed by imaggeo.eg ...[Read More]

Photo Contest finalists 2017 – who will you vote for?

April 24, 2017

The selection committee received over 300 photos for this year’s EGU Photo Contest, covering fields across the geosciences. The fantastic finalist photos are below and they are being exhibited in Hall X2 (basement, Brown Level) of the Austria Center Vienna – see for yourself! Do you have a favourite? Vote for it! There is a voting terminal (also in Hall X2), just next to the exhibit. The results w ...[Read More]