[:ja]金井宣茂宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した北海道、オホーツク海の流氷です。
流氷は水面を漂流する氷のことですが、海水が凍って生じた海氷のほか、氷山や、川の水が凍って生じた河川氷（シガ等）も含まれます。北風によって海岸に打ち上げられた流氷が重なり合って、小さな丘のような形を作ることがあります。
網走沖の流氷はこちらです。
参考文献： Norishige Kanai’s Tweet
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.445: Drift Ice of Hokkaido, Japan🇯🇵
Astronaut Norishige Kanai captured from ISS the drift ice of the offshore of Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan.
Seasonal ice drift in the Sea of Okhotsk by the northern coast of Hokkaido, Japan has become a tourist attraction of this area with harsh climate. Drift ice is carried along by winds and sea currents. Wind and currents can pile up that ice to form ridges up to several meters in height. These represent a challenge for icebreakers and offshore structures operating in cold oceans and seas.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Norishige Kanai’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.445: Drift Ice of Hokkaido, Japan🇯🇵
Astronaut Norishige Kanai captured from ISS the drift ice of the offshore of Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan.
Seasonal ice drift in the Sea of Okhotsk by the northern coast of Hokkaido, Japan has become a tourist attraction of this area with harsh climate. Drift ice is carried along by winds and sea currents. Wind and currents can pile up that ice to form ridges up to several meters in height. These represent a challenge for icebreakers and offshore structures operating in cold oceans and seas.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Norishige Kanai’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]