Antaletriangle
02-15-2009, 09:18 PM
http://www.dailycognition.com/index.php/2008/08/11/amazing-pictures-of-color-striped-icebergs-in-antarctic.html
Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions.
Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.
When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe.
Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.
Here's what I mean...
More on the link above.
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/8/ice1.jpg
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/8/ice4.jpg
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/8/ice10.jpg
Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions.
Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.
When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe.
Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.
Here's what I mean...
More on the link above.
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/8/ice1.jpg
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/8/ice4.jpg
http://www.dailycognition.com/content/image/8/ice10.jpg