Earth  ID: 3305

McMurdo Sound Flows Easy

The B-15A iceberg has finally moved out of the McMurdo Sound. With this clog gone, the sea ice is now able to circulate freely and it opens up the feeding grounds to the wildlife.

Visualization Credits

Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST): Lead Animator
Jacques Descloitres (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Aqua/MODIS
2005/10/08, 12, 13, 19, 22, 27, 31, 2005/11/07
Terra/MODIS
2005/02/26, 2005/03/02,04,13, 2005/10/04, 14, 25, 2005/11/04, 08
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This item is part of this series:
Antarctica

Keywords:
SVS >> Antarctic
SVS >> Antarctic Ice
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Icebergs
SVS >> Iceberg B-15A
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