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Description
Radar installation at the Nome Airport. Note the elevated stanchionssupporting the structure. These have been driven deep into the permafrost tomitigate the effects of permafrost melting in the upper layers. This is adirect consequence of warming of the Arctic. (Image credit: Dr. John Cloud)
Photographer
Dr. John Cloud
Display Date
2010 August
Location
Alaska, Nome
Collection
America's Coastlines
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA Central Library