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ID: 3188
Antarctica has been showing some interesting heating and cooling trends over the past 20+ years. Even though the interior of Antarctica is generally cooling, the coastlines (particularly in the western hemisphere) seem to be warming. This data is skin-depth temperatures derived from the thermal IR channel of historical AVHRR data.
Antarctic Heating and Cooling Trends
Please note, these are preliminary findings and there are errors associated with these trends. Scientists are currently working on ways of minimizing these errors to more precisely determine these trends.
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Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Data provided by Larry Stock
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Data provided by Larry Stock
Science Paper:
Comiso, J. C., Variability and trends in the Antarctic surface temperatures from in situ and satellite infrared measurements, J. Climate, 13(10), 1674-1696, 2000; Kwok, R, and J.C. Comiso, Spatial patterns of variability in Antarctic surface temperature: Connections to the Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode and the Southern Oscillation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(14), 10.1029/2002GL015415, 2002; Schneider, D.P., E.J. Steig, and J.C. Comiso, Recent Climate variability in Antarctica from Satellite-derived temperature data, J. Climate, 17, 1569-1583, 2004; King, J.C. and J.C. Comiso, The spatial coherence of interannual temperature variations in the Antarctic Peninsula, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1040, doi:10.129/2002GL015580, 2003.
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Data Used:
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Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Heat Flux
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
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Comiso, J. C., Variability and trends in the Antarctic surface temperatures from in situ and satellite infrared measurements, J. Climate, 13(10), 1674-1696, 2000; Kwok, R, and J.C. Comiso, Spatial patterns of variability in Antarctic surface temperature: Connections to the Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode and the Southern Oscillation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(14), 10.1029/2002GL015415, 2002; Schneider, D.P., E.J. Steig, and J.C. Comiso, Recent Climate variability in Antarctica from Satellite-derived temperature data, J. Climate, 17, 1569-1583, 2004; King, J.C. and J.C. Comiso, The spatial coherence of interannual temperature variations in the Antarctic Peninsula, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1040, doi:10.129/2002GL015580, 2003.
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Data Used:
NOAA-11/AVHRR
1988-1995NOAA-12/AVHRR
1991-1998NOAA-14/AVHRR
1995-2003NOAA-16/AVHRR
2000-2003NOAA-7/AVHRR
1982-1986NOAA-8/AVHRR
1983-1985NOAA-9/AVHRR
1985-1988Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Heat Flux
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
Places you might have seen this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/07/AR2005070702029.html
