Greenland: Pan to West Coast Area of Interest
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- Visualizations by:
- Lori Perkins
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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.
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Scientists
- Serdar Manizade (NASA/GSFC Wallops)
- William Krabill (NASA/GSFC Wallops)
Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Papers used in this visualization
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 in this visualization
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Airplane Topography
ID: 232
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