Earth  ID: 997

Antarctica: Snow Dunes

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on November 8, 1999
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Zoom-in from a full continent view to close-up on some snow dunes.
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Large snow dunes image
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Snow dunes with scale bar
 

Alternate Version

Another View of Snow Dunes

For More Information

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/antarctica/index.html

Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Animator
Marte Newcombe (GST): Animator
Ken Jezek (Ohio State University): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Additional credit goes to Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.

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Data Used:
RADARSAT-1/SAR
1997/09/26-1997/11/04
Credit:
Additional credit goes to Canadian Space Agency, RADARSAT International Inc.
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This item is part of this series:
Antarctica

Goddard TV Tape:
G1999-080

Keywords:
DLESE >> Cryology
DLESE >> Physical geography
SVS >> Snow Dune
GCMD >> Location >> Antarctica
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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Astronomy Magazine, February 2000, pp.30