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Svínafellsjökull, Iceland
March, 2005
The decaying terminus of the Svínafellsjökull, where a glacial lake is in the process of forming. |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
March, 2005
Decaying ice and icebergs on the surface of the Jökulsárlón in southeast Iceland. The ice drains off the great icecap called the Vatnajokull. Jökulsárlón, a name... |
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Sólheimajökull (West side), Iceland
April, 2006
This pair shows the west side of the Sólheimajökull retreating more than 450 feet (140 meters) between April and October, 2006. |
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Sólheimajökull , Iceland
March 25, 2007
Sólheimajökull seen from EIS camera site IL-5. Jokull means glacier in Icelandic. The glacier has retreated... |
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Sólheimajökull, Iceland
March 2005 – September 2007
Geologic history in action as the west side of the Sólheimajökull retreats. |
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Sólheimajökull, Iceland
April 2006 – September 2007
Changes in the center of the terminus of Sólheimajökull. An EIS team member (in the yellow jacket in the top photo... |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
March, 2005
Icebergs on the surface of Jökulsárlón in southeast Iceland. The ice drains from an icecap called the Vatnajokull. Jökulsárlón... |
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Skeidararjokull, Iceland
September 14, 2007
Volcanic ash layers in the Skeidararjokull, a major outlet glacier draining the Vatnajokull Icecap. Iceland’s glacier... |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
February 7, 2008
High tide brings an endless procession of ice fragments into the beach. The "ice diamonds" are unique sculptures created when they tumble in the surf and onto the sand.
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
February 9, 2008
Wind-driven snow peppers an "ice diamond" on the beach near Jökulsárlón, Iceland. This 500- to 700-year-old... |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
February 9, 2008
River water and seawater polish the surface of a berg in Iceland. |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
February 9, 2008
High tide brings an endless procession of ice fragments into the beach. The "ice diamonds" are unique sculptures created when they tumble in the surf and onto the sand. |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
February 9, 2008
High tide brings an endless procession of ice fragments into the beach. These "ice diamonds" will vanish during the next high tide. |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
February 10, 2008
Remnants of glaciers wash up onto the shorelines before they disappear due to warming temperatures. |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
February 10, 2008
River water and seawater polish the surface of a berg in Iceland. |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
February 10, 2008
High tide brings an endless procession of ice fragments into the beach. These "ice diamonds" will vanish during the next high tide. |
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Svínafellsjökull Glacier, Iceland
February 12, 2008
An EIS team member provides scale in a massive landscape of crevasses on the Svínafellsjökull Glacier in Iceland. |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
January 4, 2005
Decaying ice and icebergs on the surface of the Jökulsárlón in southeast Iceland. The ice drains off the great icecap called the Vatnajökull. |
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Jökulsárlón, Iceland
September 15, 2007
High tide brings an endless procession of ice fragments into the beach. The "ice diamond" are unique sculptures created when they tumble in the surf and onto the sand. |
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