‘Pancake ice ’ on the Siberian Lena river

‘Pancake ice ’ on the Siberian Lena river
This TerraSAR-X image shows ‘pancake ice’ on the Siberian Lena River and ice sheets on the water in a large part of the arctic river delta. When soil and water begin to freeze, the exchange of carbon is reduced in permafrost landscapes.
Credit:

DLR.

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