EPOD - a service of USRA

The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
relevant links.


Pearl Necklace or Frozen Spiderweb?

January 25, 2023


20221211CavershamFrozen11
Photographer: Chris Kotsiopoulos

Summary Authors: Chris Kotsiopoulos; Jim Foster

The frozen spiderweb above looks like it could be the design for a new
pearl necklace. I noticed it after a night of thick fog and
below-freezing temperatures where I live in Reading, England. By early
morning the next day everything was transformed into a world of tiny
ice crystals. I quickly retrieved my faithful Nikon D600 (DSLR)
camera, put on a reverse lens for macro photography, and headed
over to View Island, where I captured this photograph – I really
like its simplicity.

The necklace’s icy look is a result of rime ice ( hoar frost), which
forms when the atmosphere is much colder than the surface,
when water vapor is plentiful and when supersaturation of water
molecules in the atmosphere is high. These criteria were met on this
foggy morning. Click here to see more such photos – all were taken
on December 11, 2022.


Caversham, Reading, U.K. Coordinates: 51.4681022, -0.9738896


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Cryosphere Links

* Guide to Frost
* What is the Cryosphere?
* Bentley Snow Crystals
* Glaciers of the World
* Ice, Snow, and Glaciers: The Water Cycle
* The National Snow and Ice Data Center Google Earth Images
* Snow and Ice Crystals

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