Ocean Color Image Gallery

Greenland Still Melting

Sediments abound in the waters surrounding the vanishing Frederikshaab Glacier in Southwestern Greenland. Summer 2023 has been the hottest on record, contributing to the ongoing loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The increasing influx of fresh meltwater from inland into the Ocean could affect the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) in the future, causing potential further disruptions in the global climate.

This image was captured by the OLI-2 sensor aboard the Landsat 9 satellite on September 3, 2023