Tour Of The Cryosphere
- Visualizations by:
- Alex Kekesi
- Written by:
- Patrick Lynch
- Scientific consulting by:
- Bob Bindschadler,
- Dorothy Hall,
- Mary Jo Brodzik,
- Richard Armstrong,
- Ronald Weaver,
- Waleed Abdalati, and
- Walt Meier
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Photograph of Kangerlussuaq Fiord in Western Greenland, courtesy of NASA/GSFC/Michael Studinger
Animators
- Alex Kekesi (GST) [Lead]
- Cindy Starr (GST)
- Eric Sokolowsky (GST)
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Helen-Nicole Kostis (USRA)
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC)
- Marte Newcombe (GST)
- Randall Jones (GST)
- Ryan Boller (NASA/GSFC)
- Tom Bridgman (GST)
Writer
- Patrick Lynch (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
Video editor
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
Scientists
- Bob Bindschadler (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Dorothy Hall (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Mary Jo Brodzik (University of Colorado) [Lead]
- Richard Armstrong (University of Colorado) [Lead]
- Ronald Weaver (University of Colorado) [Lead]
- Waleed Abdalati (University of Colorado Boulder/CIRES) [Lead]
- Walt Meier (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
Narrator
- Michael Starobin (KBRwyle)
Project support
- James W. Williams (GST)
- Stuart A. Snodgrass (KBRwyle)
Related pages
A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009
Sept. 1, 2009, 2 p.m.
Read moreThe complete narrated visualizationThis video is also available on our YouTube channel. || The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth . The popularity of the earlier animations and their continuing relevance prompted us to update the datasets in parts of the animation and to remake it in high definition. In certain cases, our experiences in using the earlier work have led us to tweak the presentation of some of the material to make it clearer. Our thanks to Dr. Robert Bindschadler for suggesting and supporting this remake. || The complete narrated visualization with annotations removed || Print resolution still of the earth using MODIS imagery on March 2, 2009. || Print resolution still of Antarctica as we pass over Pine Island glacier (left of center in the picture). The Pine Island image data is taken from the MISR instrument onboard the Terra satellite on November 9, 2001. The surrounding areas are from LIMA. || Print resolution still of the Larsen-B ice shelf collapse on December 8, 2002, as shown by Landsat-7. || Print resolution still of Antarctica surrounded by sea ice. The land data is LIMA and the sea ice data is QuickSCAT/SeaWinds taken on October 10, 2004. || Print resolution still showing the locations of high altitude glaciers in the mountainous regions of South America. || Print resolution still shows the 2008 minimum sea ice concentration in the background. A chart overlay shows historical annual minumum sea ice area in the foreground. || Print resolution still shows a broad view of Greenland and the Baffin Sea on an approach to the Jakobshavn glacier, visible in the center of the image. || Print resolution still of the Jakobshavn glacier on 7/29/2009 overlain with a series of calving front lines from prior years. Lines in grey are from historical data while colored lines are obtained from satellite imagery. || In this print resolution still, shades of blue portray a reduction in the elevation of the Greenland ice sheet as measured by the ICESat satellite between 2003 and 2006.