Keeping a Close Eye on Jakobshavn

  • Released Friday, April 5th, 2013
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:52PM
  • ID: 11245

Jakobshavn Glacier, one of the fastest moving glaciers in Greenland, has been the focus of IceBridge survey flights for five consecutive years. Here, images from an IceBridge mission on Apr. 4, 2013 and video footage from the 2012 Arctic campaign show this rapidly changing ice stream and how IceBridge is using its suite of airborne instruments to collect crucial data on ice movement and how much glaciers like Jakobshavn might contribute to future sea level rise.

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