Current Caused Crack
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Description:
A crack in the shorefast ice caused and kept open by shifting currents under the ice (aayuġaq). Utqiaġvik, Alaska (previously known as Barrow), May 13, 2015. It is an important feature to consider for ice safety. Photo from: “Indigenous Science Guides University Sea Ice, Climate Change Research” by Diana Campbell, July 9, 2015, UAF News and Information website, https://news.uaf.edu/indigenous-science-guides-university-sea-ice-and-climate-change-research/, accessed August 7, 2017.
Photo By:
Billy Adams