DescriptionSunny Skies over the Arctic in Late June 2010.jpg
English: Mosaic of images of the
Arctic by MODIS. The brightest spot in the image is
Greenland, covered in
snowywhite. West and north of Greenland,
sea ice appears pale
gray-
blue.
Clouds, some translucent and some opaque, occur throughout the scene, distinguished from sea ice by their lighter colour, rougher texture, and less distinct margins. Clouds appear most prevalent north and west of
Scandinavia, and between Alaska and the
Russian Federation, but wide expanses of land and sea surface peer through cloud-free areas. Most of the Arctic Circle is cloud-free.
Unrelated to the cloud cover, a dull gray
smoke plume appears east of Alaska. The plume probably results from wildfires in
Canada.
The NASA website hosts a large number of images from the
Soviet/
Russian space agency, and other non-American space agencies. These are not necessarily in the public domain.
The
SOHO (ESA & NASA) joint project implies that all materials created by its probe are copyrighted and require permission for commercial non-educational use.
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Mosaic of images of the Arctic by MODIS. The brightest spot in the image is
Greenland, covered in
snowywhite. West and north of Greenland,
sea ice appears pale
gray-
blue
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