Greenland: Pan to West Coast Area of Interest

  • Released Sunday, June 25th, 2000
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:58PM
  • ID: 1292

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.

Short Pan to west coast area of significant ice decrease

Zoom around northwest. Full data

Zoom around northwest. Full data

Legend

Legend

West side: blue areas show significant ice decrease

West side: blue areas show significant ice decrease

West side Blues show significant ice decrease

West side Blues show significant ice decrease

For More Information

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

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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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

  • Airplane Topography

    ID: 232
    Collected with Airborne Topographic Mapper 1993/06-1993/07, 1994/05-1994/06, 1998/06-1998/07,1999/05, 1999/06-1999/07
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