Earth ID: 11030

Columbia Glacier, Alaska, 1986-2011

Released on July 23, 2012

The Columbia Glacier in Alaska is one of many vanishing around the world. Glacier retreat is one of the most direct and understandable effects of climate change. The consequences of the decline in alpine glaciers include contributing to global sea level rise.

Credits

Robert Simmon (Sigma Space Corporation): Lead Animator
Matthew R. Radcliff (USRA): Producer
Jeffrey Masek (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Images used from NASA's Earth Observatory:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/columbia_glacier.php

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Mission:
Landsat

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Geophysical Changes Over Time
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Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Ice
SVS >> Landsat
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere
SVS >> Glaciers
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0