Antarctic weather in photos

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Rare vertically developed clouds over sea ice in McMurdo Sound, in the Ross Sea. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

In January, I had a great opportunity to travel to Antarctica with the National Science Foundation (see previous posts on my trip). Of course, in a place like that, the weather is always on one's mind. Photos may not do the scenery justice, but in this case, they speak louder than words.

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A U.S. Antarctic Program participant takes a photo of a sun dog at the South Pole. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

Cumulus cloud shadows dot the fragmented sea ice below the jet. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

Doppler radar above United States' McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

The contrail shadow of the military jet on which we were flying, projected onto the Antarctic ice sheet below. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

A deep blue "water sky" indicates open water in the distance. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

Mt. Erebus, the southernmost active volcano in the world. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

The cloud ceiling lowers at the South Pole, producing freezing fog. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

Three new wind turbines provide energy to New Zealand's Scott Base and the American McMurdo Station on Ross Island. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

A glacier ending in the McMurdo Dry Valleys region, an Antarctic Specially Managed Area and part of the two percent of the continent that is not covered by ice. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.

A windy day outside of the National Science Foundation chalet at McMurdo Station. Photo by Ann Posegate, courtesy of the National Environmental Education Foundation.