Rapid snowmelt over the last 15 days on the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Imagery via @planetlabs.pic.twitter.com/ojss987nhW
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Dakota Smith Retweeted Planet
Just did some gif magic to their images below.https://twitter.com/planetlabs/status/1157308539594924033 …
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PlanetVerified account @planetlabsPlanet imagery sequence shows snow melting off the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, exposing the solid ice underneath, as the region experiences one of the largest melt events ever due to extreme heat. Imagery captured on July 15th, 22nd, 29th, 30th. https://twitter.com/greenlandicesmb/status/1156789601182375936 … pic.twitter.com/HwmYvRrvtT1 reply 3 retweets 17 likesShow this thread -
Snow & ice melt over the last 3 months in Greenland.pic.twitter.com/3naFKGeLOW
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Zoomed-in view of snowmelt over the last month. On Greenland's eastern coast, where some of the most extreme melt has occurred.pic.twitter.com/q4yJo5n1by
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More melt, over the last month, on Greenland's eastern coast.pic.twitter.com/TLXTn6AI0V
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Whoops - the two gifs above should say western*.
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And finally, more snow melt, in northeast Greenland. All imagery found: https://go.nasa.gov/2T3imkF pic.twitter.com/bBH1pjUiLy
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Replying to @weatherdak
Why do some lakes (seem to) freeze over as the snow is melting?
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Replying to @KevinSimler
referring to the two blue spots, in the right half of the gif?
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yeah (I realized after I tweeted that they might not be lakes)
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Replying to @KevinSimler
yup! it's actually the sea - so we're just seeing different positioning of sea ice.
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