Russian Arctic where it is and how it looks from space?
In Arkhangelsk on March 29-30 hosted an international Arctic forum. We will not here to talk about politics, and rate the harsh Arctic beauty.
Where?
Looks like the Arctic?
North-West Russian Arctic — Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Barents sea
Baltic sea in winter
The Kamchatka Peninsula
The Delta of the Lena river
The sea of Okhotsk in February 2007. The cold Arctic wind form the white stripes of clouds and "rake up" the ice in a heap. (Photo: NASA)
Sea currents, "chasing" the ice on the surface of the sea of Okhotsk. Photo taken in February 2009. (Photo: NASA)
Mosaic of sea ice in the Bering Strait in February 2009. Lower left open area of sea water "blooming" as a result of rapid phytoplankton growth (Photo: NASA)
A photograph of the same site of the Bering Strait 11 January 2010. The illustrates the changes occurring in the Bering Strait. (Photo: NASA)
According to the materials: fishki.net and priroda.su
