Thursday, March 27, 2014

Ice Formations In Lake Michigan

Icebergs in Lake Michigan sometimes have stripes, formed  by layers of snow that react to different conditions.  Blue stripes are often created when a  crevice in the ice sheet fills up with melt water and freezes so quickly that no  bubbles form.





When an iceberg falls into the lake, a layer of  water can freeze  to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe.  Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked  up when the ice  sheet grinds downhill towards the lake.



The water  froze the instant the wave broke through the ice.  That's what it is like in Lake  Michigan where it is the coldest weather in decades.  Water freezes the instant it comes in contact with the air.


33 comments:

bagoh20 said...

That is pretty damned awesome. Quite the artist, this Mr. Michigan.

YoungHegelian said...

It's looks like the back drop for a Salvador Dali painting.

JAL said...

Nothing like that in socal, heh Bago?

Aridog said...

Actually a couple of us who post here (me and Poppa India) went to a tiny high school on the shore of Lake Michigan in the far north....a long time ago. Lacking TV, etc., we saw and explored very similar things every day in winter, some more like this one than others.

bagoh20 said...

JAL, We have some beautiful, curvy, ice cold women, so kinda the same thing, just not always such a natural formation.

Michael Haz said...

Which side of the lake, Aridog?

Darcy said...

Wow. Spectacular.

Fr Martin Fox said...

Very cool!

Titus said...

Are there fab homes/cottages on Lake Michigan that are not in the Milwaukee area?

tits.

john said...

I second Fr Fox. Beyond cool, in fact, downright cold.

Titus said...

Other than lakes in Madison and Milwaukee what are most fab and expensive lakes in Scony?

Lake Wisconsin is pretty pricey....for cheeseland....but I am talking exclusive with gates and shit-like Gatsbyish.

tits.

ricpic said...

When all else fails...lick the green stripe!

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

they've postponed global warming until after the elections.

Lem Vibe Bandit said...

Cool post btw MH.

deborah said...

Those are lovely. Thanks, Haz.

ndspinelli said...

Wow! I'd love to piss on one of those bad boys.

Michael Haz said...

Thanks!

Titus said...

i was thinking of pinching a loaf on one of them.

Michael Haz said...

My, how interesting.

Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...

Cool post, Haz.

Aridog said...
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Aridog said...

Haz ... east side of Lake Michigan, west Michigan shore.

poppa india said...

Michael Haz, The east side, on the northwest corner of the lower peninsula. A beautiful area with long cold winters that built character!

Synova said...

Wow. That is incredible.

Michael Haz said...

Ari and Poppa - That is some of my favorite warm weather motorcycling area. And I grew to love the UP when my daughter entered grad school at Michigan Tech.

Christy said...

Slartibartfast bar-coded the earth! Who Knew?

chickelit said...

Do you have a link for where you got these, Haz?

It looks like one is actually a misrepresentation, and is from Antarctica: link

I became suspicious because of the deeply buried algae layers.

MamaM said...

Agog is the word. Wherever they come from.

Michael Haz said...

Chicken - they were emailed to me by a friend who lives in Michigan.

Michael Haz said...

My friend is a Democrat, so anything is possible. :)

Unknown said...

Cool.
Do they still dump dye into the Chicago river? Blue dye in summer, green dye for St Patty's day. Could explain the weird green and blue stripes in that one photo.

virgil xenophon said...

I. DID.NOT.KNOW.THAT! Kewel!!

Unknown said...

When an iceberg falls into the lake, a layer of water can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe. Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the lake.

Not dye then? dang.