Sunset on the Bering Sea.

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348149

Creator

Linder, Christopher L.

Title

Sunset on the Bering Sea.

Type

Still Image

Date

04/11/2009

File name

graphics/PD5_dailys/cl_20090411225453.jpg

Notes

Caption from Polar Discovery: The sun is setting later and later; this shot was taken at 11:04 p.m. last night. The days are getting longer, but that's only part of the reason why the sun sets so late. It's also because we're heading west, but we're still on Anchorage time. The sun rose at about 8:45 this morning.
Image Of the Day caption:
An 11 p.m. sunset reflects off the ice during the Bering Sea Ecosystem Study (BEST) research cruise in 2009. Scientists from WHOI and other institutions across the United States spent 38 days aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, investigating the effects of climate change on sea ice and the Arctic ecosystem. The scientists collected samples of ice and sediment, kept watch for sea birds, and checked for evidence of an ice edge bloomthe springtime growth of photosynthetic marine plants that form the base of the Arctic food chain. You can learn more about the research mission at the project website, Polar Discovery 5.

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