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Greenland: Full West Coast (2nd render)
This animation shows the ice concentration in Greenland. The ice has decreased significantly (~50 cm/year) along the coast and increased slightly in the center (+2 cm/year). Researchers view this as yet another serious warning sign of the threat of global warming.

West Coast flyby    West Coast flyby
Duration: 22.0 seconds
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Zoom around southern tip. Full data    Zoom around southern tip. Full data

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View of the West Coast : blue areas represent significant ice loss    View of the West Coast : blue areas represent significant ice loss

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Slate of Greenland    Slate of Greenland

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Animation Number:1256
Animator:Lori Perkins (Lead)
Studio:NASA
Completed:2000-06-25
Scientist:Dorothy Hall (NASA/GSFC)
Instrument:Airborne Topographic Mapper
Data set:Topography
Data Collected:1993/06-1993/07, 1994/05-1994/06, 1998/06-1998/07,1999/05, 1999/06-1999/07
Series:Greenland
Video:SVS2000-0018 *
Keywords:
DLESE >> Climatology
DLESE >> Cryology
SVS >> Ice
SVS >> Laser Altimeter
DLESE >> Physical geography
GCMD >> Location >> Greenland
More Information on this topic available at:
stories/greenland/index.html
Science paper:Krabill, W., Abdalati, W., Frederick, E., Manizade, S., Martin, C., Sonntag, J.,Swift, R., Thomas, R., Wright, W. and Yungel, J. 2000. Greenland ice sheet: High-elevation balance and peripheral thinning. Science 289: 428-430.
 
 
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