Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Transantarctic-Survey-2008-27MZIF3ULJD1.htmlConceptually similarTransantarctic Mountains 2013GP0STOQQZCompleted★★★★The Antarctic Ice SheetGP0STOQQXCompleted★★★★Antarctic Traverse 2008-2009GP0STOR30Completed★★★★Fimbul Ice Shelf AntarcticaGP0STOQR5Completed★★★★Iceberg Movement in the Admudsen SeaGP0STOQR0Completed★★★★Antarctic Glaciers and MountainsGP0STOQR4Completed★★★★Amundsen-Scott StationGP0STOQR3Completed★★★★South Pole Equipment DumpGP0STOR2ZCompleted★★★★Glacier in McMurdo SoundGP01AA4Completed★★★★View AllGP0STOQQYTransantarctic Survey 2008Researchers saw Sastrugi such as this one during the joint Norway-USA traverse of Antarctica in 2008-2009. Sastrugi are sharp irregular grooves or ridges formed on a snow surface by wind erosion, saltation of snow particles, and deposition.Locations:Antarctic-AntarcticaDate:5 Jan, 2009Credit:© Ted Scambos / NSIDCMaximum size:4416px X 3312pxRestrictions:Image in the Public Domain. Please Credit: Ted Scambos/NSIDC, Not for sale.Keywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Equipment-Ice-KWCI (GPI)-Land vehicles-Outdoors-Public Domain (license type)-SnowShoot:Antarctic DocumentationA collection of images from U.S. Government sites showing scenes from Antarctica where an acceleration in the rate of melting is being reported in December 2014.
