Figure 1: Antarctic Coastal Polynya (IMAGE)

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Figure 1: Antarctic Coastal Polynya

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Conditions of sea ice production in Antarctic coastal polynyas. The sea water freezes, resulting in the formation of thin ice. Steam may also rise because of the difference between the air and sea water temperatures (photograph taken at Dalton polynya, September 13, 2007)

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Takeshi Tamura

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