Earth ID: 1050

Antarctica Morph through Time: Continental Zoom

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on December 31, 1998

Starting with a full earth view, this animation zooms to and around Antarctica as the continent morphs from the present day topography to the topography of the last glacial maximum and back to that of the present.

Video slate image reads "Antarctica Ice Changes
Close-up animation centered on the Ronne Ice Shelf. Changes occur between 20,000 year old Antarctica and present day Antarctica."

Using the following: model of the last Glacial Maximum in Antarctica (20,000 years ago) from the University of Maine
AVHRR data from NOAA
AVHRR Mosaic from USGS
Radar Altimeter DEM data from ESA

Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Bob Bindschadler (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Data Used:

1-Degree DEM

USGS

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NOAA-6-12, 14, 15/AVHRR

June 27, 1979 - Present

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Dates of Data Used:
18002 BCE - 1998 ADCE

This item is part of this series:
Antarctica

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NASA Science >> Earth