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These three images acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 16, 24 and 28 August provide evidence of the massive melting of Iceland's ice sheets following the heatwave that has recently affected the island.

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English: These three images acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 16, 24 and 28 August provide evidence of the massive melting of Iceland's ice sheets following the heatwave that has recently affected the island. The images show the Þrándarjökull glacier, which is located a few kilometres from Hallormsstaður, the town where a record temperature of 29.4°C was registered on 24 August. The satellite images, acquired before, during and after the heatwave, show a shift from a situation of partial snow cover on the top of the ice sheet (on 16 August) to complete exposure of the older ice layers (on 28 August). According to the Climate Laboratory of the University of Liège, this massive melting episode of the Icelandic ice caps was the worst recorded in recent years. The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission plays an important role in research applications as it allows the retrieval of spectral albedo data and the monitoring of several properties of ice and snow.
Date Taken on 28 August 2021
Source Massive melting of the ice cap in Iceland
Author European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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Attribution: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2021

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