Greenland full west coast

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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.

Greenlands ice concentration change: blues represent significant loss and yellow represent sublte gains in ice

Entire country of Greenland: full data

Entire country of Greenland: full data

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See http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/greenland/index.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio

Related papers

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.

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.

Datasets used

  • Topography [Airplane: Airborne Topographic Mapper]

    ID: 232
    Sensor: Airborne Topographic Mapper Dates used: 1993/06-1993/07, 1994/05-1994/06, 1998/06-1998/07,1999/05, 1999/06-1999/07
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