Earth
ID: 2742
The following profile shows the dramatic change in elevation from coastal Antarctica, which is covered in sea ice for most of the year, to the center of the continent. It starts near the Amundsen Sea and travels inward, ending over the West Antarctic Ice Streams where we get a look at this dynamic portion of the polar landscape. (The green elevation profile in this animation is exaggerated vertically by a factor of 10x.)
ICESat First Light Release: From Sea Ice to Ice Streams
Visualization Credits
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Christopher Shuman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Jay Zwally (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Christopher Shuman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Jay Zwally (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.
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Missions:
Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)
Terra
Data Used:
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ICESat
Keywords:
SVS >> Laser
NASA Science >> Earth
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/2742
Missions:
Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)
Terra
Data Used:
Terra/MODIS
2001/06-2001/09RADARSAT-1/SAR
1997/09/26-1997/11/04
Credit:
Additional credit goes to Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.
Additional credit goes to Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.
ICESat/GLAS/L1B Global Elevation Data (GLA06)
2003/02/21This item is part of this series:
ICESat
Keywords:
SVS >> Laser
NASA Science >> Earth
