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Greenland: Pan to West Coast Area of Interest
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.

Short Pan to west coast area of significant ice decrease    Short Pan to west coast area of significant ice decrease
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Zoom around northwest. Full data    Zoom around northwest. Full data

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Legend    Legend

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West side: blue areas show significant ice decrease    West side: blue areas show significant ice decrease

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West side Blues show significant ice decrease    West side Blues show significant ice decrease

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Animation Number:1292
Animator:Lori Perkins (Lead)
Studio:SVS
Completed:2000-06-25
Scientists:William Krabill (NASA/GSFC Wallops)
 Serdar Manizade (NASA/GSFC Wallops)
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 >> 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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