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Image ID: 10004605
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Caption: This is a picture of FRAZIL ICE growing in the Greenland Sea. Inside the slick higher frequency waves are damped out (just like in an oil slick). Outside higher frequency waves are breaking. The 'snowballs' are thought to be the first stage of PANCAKE ICE growth.
Keywords: Scenery Greenland Arctic frazil ice | scene | sea ice
Location: Greenland Sea
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Photographer: Mark Brandon
Image size (pixels): 3668 x 2438