Global Snow Cover and Sea Ice Cycle at Both Poles
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- Visualizations by:
- Trent L. Schindler
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Global snow cover and sea ice waxes and wanes with the seasons, as the axial tilt of the Earth with respect to the Sun oscillates throughout the year. As can be seen in this visualization, the cycles of ice and snow are about six months out of phase between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, since the north is tilted towards the Sun when the nouth is tilted away, and vice versa.
Credits
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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Visualizers
- Trent L. Schindler (USRA) [Lead]
- Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
Datasets used in this visualization
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Terra and Aqua BMNG (Blue Marble: Next Generation)
ID: 508Credit: The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
This dataset can be found at: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/
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Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) IMS Daily Northern Hemisphere Snow and Ice Analysis (IMS Daily Northern Hemisphere Snow and Ice Analysis - 24 km Resolution)
ID: 778This dataset can be found at: http://nsidc.org/data/docs/noaa/g02156_ims_snow_ice_analysis/
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SHIZUKU (GCOM-W1) 10 km Daily Sea Ice Concentration
ID: 795Credit: AMSR2 data courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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SHIZUKU (GCOM-W1) 10 km Daily 89 GHz Brightness Temperature
ID: 796Credit: AMSR2 data courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
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Related Pages
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ID: 3944 Visualization
Pulse of Snow and Sea Ice
Read moreSnow and sea ice in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres pulse at exact opposite times of year, constantly out of phase. ||
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