Operation IceBridge Tracks over the Helheim Glacier in Greenland

  • Released Wednesday, August 31, 2016
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Composited version of Helheim OIB tracks visualization

Operation Ice Bridge (OIB) has been flying annual airborne missions over the Helheim Glacier in Greenland since 1997. These missions record the elevation of the glacier along a long, thin track near the middle of the glacier. This record of heights helps scientists see how the glacier has changed over the years.

This visualization shows OIB tracks from each year in sequence. The camera then moves to the side to compare the ice profiles on a graph. The track profiles are shown to scale (i.e., no exaggeration) until they are compared on the graph where they are exaggerated 10 times to help see the changes.

The initial camera for this animation matches the end of the Helheim visualization (#4348).

Image layers are included for each track and the graph for those wishing to create different composites.

OIB track layers from 1997 to 2015 arranged next to each other

OIB track layers from 1997 to 2015 arranged next to each other

1997 OIB track layer

1997 OIB track layer

1998 OIB track layer

1998 OIB track layer

2001 OIB track layer

2001 OIB track layer

2003 OIB track layer

2003 OIB track layer

2005 OIB track layer

2005 OIB track layer

2006 OIB track layer

2006 OIB track layer

2007 OIB track layer

2007 OIB track layer

2008 OIB track layer

2008 OIB track layer

2009 OIB track layer

2009 OIB track layer

2010 OIB track layer

2010 OIB track layer

2011 OIB track layer

2011 OIB track layer

2012 OIB track layer

2012 OIB track layer

2013 OIB track layer

2013 OIB track layer

2016 OIB track layer

2016 OIB track layer

2015 OIB track layer

2015 OIB track layer

Helheim Radarsat background layer

Helheim Radarsat background layer

x-axis layer

x-axis layer

graph layer

graph layer

y-axis layer

y-axis layer

graph mask layer

graph mask layer

Credits

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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Wednesday, August 31, 2016.
This page was last updated on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM EST.

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