Earth  ID: 3369

'Possible Effects of Climate Warming on Selected Populations of Polar Bears in the Canadian Arctic' Overview Map

Map of the northern Canadian study area showing delineation of each polar bear population discussed in the paper titled 'Possible Effects of Climate Warming on Selected Populations of Polar Bears in the Canadian Arctic'. Sea ice concentration data shown is from June 2000.

For More Information

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2006/polar_bears.html


Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Visualizer
Claire Parkinson (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Ian Stirling (Canadian Wildlife Service): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Data Used:
DMSP/SSM/I/Sea Ice Climatology
June 2000
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Dates of Data Used:
June 2000

Keywords:
DLESE >> Cryology
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Sea Ice
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Sea Ice Concentration
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Sea Ice >> Sea Ice Concentration
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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