Images & Animations
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Credit
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA/GSFC
This MODIS true-color Image shows snow retreating from much of Alaska. The blues, greens, and browns in the water along the coasts are likely a mixture of phytoplankton and sediment running off from rivers. At upper right, you can see the Bering Strait continuing to thaw.
Metadata
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Sensor
Terra/MODIS -
Visualization Date
2001-06-01
