Arctic Sea Ice Trending Low After Record 2016 Heat \r
NASA Scientists Available August 19 To Show New Views Of The Arctic During Summer Melt Season\r
Record-breaking temperatures in the first half of 2016 have primed the Arctic for another summer of low sea ice cover. Sea ice is frozen ocean water around the polar caps that, in the winter thickens and grows and in the summer thins and decreases. Arctic sea ice is important because it reflects sunlight and keeps the Arctic region cool. Over the past three decades, Arctic sea ice has dramatically declined; making what was once extraordinary low measurements the new normal. \r\r
Join NASA scientists on Friday August 19th from 6:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT to show your viewers new images from the Arctic, and talk about how the polar region is fairing this summer, and how long-term changes in this region could affect the way we live in the U.S. \r\r
The Arctic is Earth’s air conditioner and it helps regulate global temperatures. But the region is warming twice as fast as elsewhere in the world, making the Arctic one of the most visible signs of a changing planet. \r\r
NASA is keeping a close eye on changing conditions in the Arctic with its satellites, airborne and ground campaigns that are measuring the polar sea ice. Scientists are also monitoring the ice sheets that sit on land that are also melting at increasing rates. In 2018 NASA will launch the ICESat-2 satellite that will make some of the most advanced measurements of the polar regions ever. \r\r
** To book a window **\rMichelle Handleman/ michelle.z.handleman@nasa.gov / 301-286-0918 work\r\r
HD Satellite Coordinates for AMC9-K17/Slot AB (18MHz): AMC-9 Ku-band Xp 17 Slot AB| 83.0 ° W Longitude | DL 12045.0 MHz | Horizontal Polarity | QPSK/DVB-S | FEC 3/4 | SR 13.235 Mbps | DR 18.2954 MHz | HD 720p | Format MPEG2 | Chroma Level 4:2:0 | Audio Embedded\r\r
Suggested Questions:\r\r
1.\tGlobally it’s been the warmest year on record. What do the latest images show us about this year’s summer in the Arctic? \r
2.\tWhat is sea ice and why is it important to the Arctic and the Earth as a whole? \r
3.\tDo you think we’ll ever see an ice-free Arctic? \r
4.\tWhat about the rest of the Arctic – aren’t we seeing changes in Greenland, too?\r
5.\tWhere can we learn more?\r\r
Live Shot Details: \r\r
Location: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Greenbelt, Maryland\r\r
Scientists:\r
•\tDr. Walt Meier / NASA Scientist\u2028\r
•\tDr. Tom Wagner / NASA Cryosphere Program Manager \r
•\tDr. Carlos Del Castillo / NASA Scientist [Interviews in Spanish]\r\r
Video: NASA will roll all insert videos during live interviews. If needed, stations can roll a clean feed of all video at 5:45 a.m. EDT on August 18, 2016, at the above listed satellite. \r\r
Canned interviews and b-roll will be available starting August 18 at 6:00 p.m. EDT\r
On Twitter @NASAEarth",
"items": [],
"extra_data": {}
},
{
"id": 333205,
"url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12335/#media_group_333205",
"widget": "Single image",
"title": "",
"caption": "",
"description": "July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
Because the seasonal temperature cycle peaks in July, it means July 2016 also was warmer than any other month on record. It wasn't by the widest of margins, but July 2016 was the warmest month since modern record keeping began in 1880,” said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt.
This graph shows the temperature anomalies around the globe for the month of July 2016. For each area in the graph, the average temperature for July 2016 was compared to the average temperature of all Julys during the years 1951 to 1980.
For more information, go to http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20160816/", "items": [ { "id": 267260, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421428, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/GIStemp_July2016.jpg", "filename": "GIStemp_July2016.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. Because the seasonal temperature cycle peaks in July, it means July 2016 also was warmer than any other month on record. It wasn't by the widest of margins, but July 2016 was the warmest month since modern record keeping began in 1880,” said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt. This graph shows the temperature anomalies around the globe for the month of July 2016. For each area in the graph, the average temperature for July 2016 was compared to the average temperature of all Julys during the years 1951 to 1980. For more information, go to http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20160816/", "width": 3076, "height": 1730, "pixels": 5321480 } }, { "id": 267261, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421430, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/GIStemp_July2016_map.png", "filename": "GIStemp_July2016_map.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. Because the seasonal temperature cycle peaks in July, it means July 2016 also was warmer than any other month on record. It wasn't by the widest of margins, but July 2016 was the warmest month since modern record keeping began in 1880,” said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt. This graph shows the temperature anomalies around the globe for the month of July 2016. For each area in the graph, the average temperature for July 2016 was compared to the average temperature of all Julys during the years 1951 to 1980. For more information, go to http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20160816/", "width": 3076, "height": 1730, "pixels": 5321480 } }, { "id": 267262, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421429, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/GIStemp_July2016_colorbar.png", "filename": "GIStemp_July2016_colorbar.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. Because the seasonal temperature cycle peaks in July, it means July 2016 also was warmer than any other month on record. It wasn't by the widest of margins, but July 2016 was the warmest month since modern record keeping began in 1880,” said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt. This graph shows the temperature anomalies around the globe for the month of July 2016. For each area in the graph, the average temperature for July 2016 was compared to the average temperature of all Julys during the years 1951 to 1980. For more information, go to http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20160816/", "width": 3076, "height": 1730, "pixels": 5321480 } }, { "id": 267263, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421431, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/GIStemp_July2016_title.png", "filename": "GIStemp_July2016_title.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. Because the seasonal temperature cycle peaks in July, it means July 2016 also was warmer than any other month on record. It wasn't by the widest of margins, but July 2016 was the warmest month since modern record keeping began in 1880,” said GISS Director Gavin Schmidt. This graph shows the temperature anomalies around the globe for the month of July 2016. For each area in the graph, the average temperature for July 2016 was compared to the average temperature of all Julys during the years 1951 to 1980. For more information, go to http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/news/20160816/", "width": 3076, "height": 1730, "pixels": 5321480 } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 333206, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12335/#media_group_333206", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:
What's happening this year.
What is sea ice and why is it important
Will we ever see an ice-free summer in the Arctic
Aren't we seeing changes in Greenland too
Update on August Arctic cyclone
Where can we learn more", "items": [ { "id": 267269, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421433, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/walt_canned_sea_ice_min.00001_print.jpg", "filename": "walt_canned_sea_ice_min.00001_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:What's happening this year.What is sea ice and why is it importantWill we ever see an ice-free summer in the ArcticAren't we seeing changes in Greenland tooUpdate on August Arctic cyclone Where can we learn more", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 267270, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421437, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/walt_canned_sea_ice_min.00001_web.png", "filename": "walt_canned_sea_ice_min.00001_web.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:What's happening this year.What is sea ice and why is it importantWill we ever see an ice-free summer in the ArcticAren't we seeing changes in Greenland tooUpdate on August Arctic cyclone Where can we learn more", "width": 320, "height": 180, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 267271, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421438, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/walt_canned_sea_ice_min.00001_thm.png", "filename": "walt_canned_sea_ice_min.00001_thm.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:What's happening this year.What is sea ice and why is it importantWill we ever see an ice-free summer in the ArcticAren't we seeing changes in Greenland tooUpdate on August Arctic cyclone Where can we learn more", "width": 80, "height": 40, "pixels": 3200 } }, { "id": 267264, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421436, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/8.19.16_WaltCannedSide.mov", "filename": "8.19.16_WaltCannedSide.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:What's happening this year.What is sea ice and why is it importantWill we ever see an ice-free summer in the ArcticAren't we seeing changes in Greenland tooUpdate on August Arctic cyclone Where can we learn more", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267268, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421434, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/walt_canned_sea_ice_min.mp4", "filename": "walt_canned_sea_ice_min.mp4", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:What's happening this year.What is sea ice and why is it importantWill we ever see an ice-free summer in the ArcticAren't we seeing changes in Greenland tooUpdate on August Arctic cyclone Where can we learn more", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267272, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421432, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/walt_canned_sea_ice_min.webm", "filename": "walt_canned_sea_ice_min.webm", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:What's happening this year.What is sea ice and why is it importantWill we ever see an ice-free summer in the ArcticAren't we seeing changes in Greenland tooUpdate on August Arctic cyclone Where can we learn more", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267265, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421435, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/GIStemp_July2016.psd", "filename": "GIStemp_July2016.psd", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:What's happening this year.What is sea ice and why is it importantWill we ever see an ice-free summer in the ArcticAren't we seeing changes in Greenland tooUpdate on August Arctic cyclone Where can we learn more", "width": 3076, "height": 1730, "pixels": 5321480 } }, { "id": 267266, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852217, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/WaltMeierTEXTForCanned.en_US.srt", "filename": "WaltMeierTEXTForCanned.en_US.srt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:What's happening this year.What is sea ice and why is it importantWill we ever see an ice-free summer in the ArcticAren't we seeing changes in Greenland tooUpdate on August Arctic cyclone Where can we learn more", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } }, { "id": 267267, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852218, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/WaltMeierTEXTForCanned.en_US.vtt", "filename": "WaltMeierTEXTForCanned.en_US.vtt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "Canned interview with NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier. TEXT is available for download. He answers the following questions:What's happening this year.What is sea ice and why is it importantWill we ever see an ice-free summer in the ArcticAren't we seeing changes in Greenland tooUpdate on August Arctic cyclone Where can we learn more", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 333207, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12335/#media_group_333207", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier", "items": [ { "id": 267276, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421442, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/WaltMeier_LS.00001_print.jpg", "filename": "WaltMeier_LS.00001_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 267277, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421443, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/WaltMeier_LS.00001_searchweb.png", "filename": "WaltMeier_LS.00001_searchweb.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier", "width": 320, "height": 180, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 267273, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421439, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/WaltMeier_LS.mov", "filename": "WaltMeier_LS.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267274, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421440, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/WaltMeier_LS.mp4", "filename": "WaltMeier_LS.mp4", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267275, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421441, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/WaltMeier_LS.webmhd.webm", "filename": "WaltMeier_LS.webmhd.webm", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267278, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852219, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/WaltMeier_LS.en_US.srt", "filename": "WaltMeier_LS.en_US.srt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } }, { "id": 267279, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852220, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/WaltMeier_LS.en_US.vtt", "filename": "WaltMeier_LS.en_US.vtt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Walt Meier", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 333208, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12335/#media_group_333208", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "Social Spot with NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "items": [ { "id": 267283, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421447, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_Social.00001_print.jpg", "filename": "de_colstoun_Social.00001_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Social Spot with NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 267280, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421444, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_Social.mov", "filename": "de_colstoun_Social.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Social Spot with NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267281, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421445, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_Social.mp4", "filename": "de_colstoun_Social.mp4", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Social Spot with NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267282, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421446, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_Social.webmhd.webm", "filename": "de_colstoun_Social.webmhd.webm", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Social Spot with NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267284, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852221, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_Social.es_US.srt", "filename": "de_colstoun_Social.es_US.srt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "Social Spot with NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } }, { "id": 267285, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852222, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_Social.es_US.vtt", "filename": "de_colstoun_Social.es_US.vtt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "Social Spot with NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 333209, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12335/#media_group_333209", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "items": [ { "id": 267289, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421451, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_LS.00001_print.jpg", "filename": "de_colstoun_LS.00001_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 267286, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421448, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_LS.mov", "filename": "de_colstoun_LS.mov", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267287, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421449, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_LS.mp4", "filename": "de_colstoun_LS.mp4", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267288, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421450, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_LS.webmhd.webm", "filename": "de_colstoun_LS.webmhd.webm", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 267290, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852223, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_LS.es_US.srt", "filename": "de_colstoun_LS.es_US.srt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } }, { "id": 267291, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852224, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/de_colstoun_LS.es_US.vtt", "filename": "de_colstoun_LS.es_US.vtt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "NASA Scientist Dr. Eric Brown de Colstoun (in Spanish)", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 333210, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12335/#media_group_333210", "widget": "Video player", "title": "", "caption": "", "description": "Social media promo with Dr. Walt Meier.", "items": [ { "id": 267295, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421453, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/MeierSpotICESat2.00001_print.jpg", "filename": "MeierSpotICESat2.00001_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Social media promo with Dr. Walt Meier.", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 267296, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421454, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/MeierSpotICESat2.00001_web.png", "filename": "MeierSpotICESat2.00001_web.png", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Social media promo with Dr. Walt Meier.", "width": 320, "height": 180, "pixels": 57600 } }, { "id": 267294, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421452, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/MeierSpotICESat2.mp4", "filename": "MeierSpotICESat2.mp4", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Social media promo with Dr. Walt Meier.", "width": 1920, "height": 1080, "pixels": 2073600 } }, { "id": 267297, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 421455, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/MeierSpotICESat2.webm", "filename": "MeierSpotICESat2.webm", "media_type": "Movie", "alt_text": "Social media promo with Dr. Walt Meier.", "width": 1920, "height": 1080, "pixels": 2073600 } }, { "id": 267292, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852225, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/MeierSpotICESat2.en_US.srt", "filename": "MeierSpotICESat2.en_US.srt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "Social media promo with Dr. Walt Meier.", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } }, { "id": 267293, "type": "media", "extra_data": null, "title": null, "caption": null, "instance": { "id": 852226, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012335/MeierSpotICESat2.en_US.vtt", "filename": "MeierSpotICESat2.en_US.vtt", "media_type": "Captions", "alt_text": "Social media promo with Dr. Walt Meier.", "label": "English", "language_code": "" } } ], "extra_data": {} }, { "id": 333211, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12335/#media_group_333211", "widget": "Basic text", "title": "For More Information", "caption": "", "description": "See [nasa.gov/Earth](nasa.gov/Earth)", "items": [], "extra_data": {} } ], "studio": "gms", "funding_sources": [ "PAO" ], "credits": [ { "role": "Producer", "people": [ { "name": "Michelle Handleman", "employer": "USRA" } ] }, { "role": "Editor", "people": [ { "name": "Rich Melnick", "employer": "HTSI" } ] } ], "missions": [ "Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR)", "Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)", "Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-on (GRACE-FO)", "Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat)", "Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2)", "Operation IceBridge", "Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE)" ], "series": [], "tapes": [], "papers": [], "datasets": [], "nasa_science_categories": [ "Earth" ], "keywords": [ "Arctic Jetstream", "Arctic Oscillation", "Climate Change", "Climate Indicators", "Earth Science", "HDTV", "Operation IceBridge", "Sea Ice", "Teleconnections" ], "recommended_pages": [], "related": [ { "id": 12306, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12306/", "page_type": "Produced Video", "title": "Record-Breaking Climate Trends 2016 – Rising Temperatures and Shrinking Sea Ice", "description": "Two key climate change indicators have broken numerous records through the first half of 2016, according to NASA analyses of ground-based observations and satellite data. Each of the first six months of 2016 set a record as the warmest respective month globally in the modern temperature record, which dates to 1880. Meanwhile, five of the first six months set records for the smallest monthly Arctic sea ice extent since consistent satellite records began in 1979. NASA researchers are in the field this summer, collecting data to better understand our changing climate.Music: Hidden Files by Sam Dodson [PRS] || 12306_climate_2016_large.00071_print.jpg (1024x576) [137.2 KB] || 12306_climate_2016_large.00071_searchweb.png (320x180) [73.9 KB] || 12306_climate_2016_large.00071_thm.png (80x40) [6.6 KB] || 12306_climate_2016_large.mp4 (1920x1080) [58.4 MB] || 12306_climate_2016_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [27.1 MB] || 12306_climate_2016.webm (960x540) [23.3 MB] || 12306_climate_2016_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [27.2 MB] || 12306_climate_2016_youtube_hq.mov (1920x1080) [231.5 MB] || 12306_climate_2016.mpeg (1280x720) [193.4 MB] || 12306_climate_2016_prores.mov (1280x720) [784.6 MB] || 12306_climate_2016.en_US.srt [111 bytes] || 12306_climate_2016.en_US.vtt [124 bytes] || 12306_climate_2016_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [9.7 MB] || ", "release_date": "2016-07-19T12:00:00-04:00", "update_date": "2023-05-03T13:48:27.547425-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 422863, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012306/12306_climate_2016_large.00071_print.jpg", "filename": "12306_climate_2016_large.00071_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Two key climate change indicators have broken numerous records through the first half of 2016, according to NASA analyses of ground-based observations and satellite data. Each of the first six months of 2016 set a record as the warmest respective month globally in the modern temperature record, which dates to 1880. Meanwhile, five of the first six months set records for the smallest monthly Arctic sea ice extent since consistent satellite records began in 1979. NASA researchers are in the field this summer, collecting data to better understand our changing climate.Music: Hidden Files by Sam Dodson [PRS]", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 4435, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4435/", "page_type": "Visualization", "title": "Annual Arctic Sea Ice Minimum 1979-2015 with Area Graph", "description": "An animation of the annual Arctic sea ice minimum with a graph overlay showing the area of the minimum sea ice in millions of square kilometers.This video is also available on our YouTube channel. || seaIceWgraph_HD.1079_print.jpg (1024x576) [160.4 KB] || seaIceWgraph_HD.1079_searchweb.png (320x180) [91.5 KB] || seaIceWgraph_HD.1079_thm.png (80x40) [6.8 KB] || seaIceWgraph_HD_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [15.5 MB] || seaIceMin_withGraph (1920x1080) [0 Item(s)] || seaIceWgraph_HD_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [2.9 MB] || seaIceMin_withGraph (3840x2160) [0 Item(s)] || seaIceWgraph_4k_2160p30.mp4 (3840x2160) [66.3 MB] || seaIceWgraph_HD_1080p30.mp4.hwshow [218 bytes] || ", "release_date": "2016-03-10T10:00:00-05:00", "update_date": "2025-01-05T00:07:06.577166-05:00", "main_image": { "id": 426122, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a004400/a004435/seaIceWgraph_HD.1079_print.jpg", "filename": "seaIceWgraph_HD.1079_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "An animation of the annual Arctic sea ice minimum with a graph overlay showing the area of the minimum sea ice in millions of square kilometers.This video is also available on our YouTube channel.", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 30496, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30496/", "page_type": "Hyperwall Visual", "title": "Earth Observing Fleet", "description": "Like orbiting sentinels, NASA’s Earth-observing satellites vigilantly monitor our planet’s ever-changing pulse from their unique vantage points in orbit. This animation shows the orbits of all of the current satellite missions. The flight paths are based on actual orbital elements. These missions—many joint with other nations and/or agencies—are able to collect global measurements of rainfall, solar irradiance, clouds, sea surface height, ocean salinity, and other aspects of the environment. Together, these measurements help scientists better diagnose the “health” of the Earth system.This animation will be regularly updated to show the orbits of the current earth observing fleet. This most recent version, published in March 2017, includes the CYGNSS constellation and DSCOVR at L1. Visit the original page here.Previous versions from recent years include:entry 4274 a February 2015 version including SMAPentry 3996 a spring 2014 version including GPM entry 4070 a May 2013 version which added Landsat-8entry 3892 a Dec 2011 version which added Suomi NPP and Aquariusentry 3725 a version from June 2010 || ", "release_date": "2015-03-17T00:00:00-04:00", "update_date": "2025-03-02T23:56:45.408182-05:00", "main_image": { "id": 388787, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a030000/a030400/a030496/current_earth_observing_fleet_print.jpg", "filename": "current_earth_observing_fleet_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "HD resolution movies of NASA's Earth Observing fleet.", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 11712, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11712/", "page_type": "Produced Video", "title": "ICESat-2 Beauty Pass", "description": "Animation showing the deployment of the spacecraft and a beauty pass with the beams on. || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_youtube_hq_print.jpg (1024x576) [176.2 KB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_youtube_hq_searchweb.png (320x180) [90.3 KB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_youtube_hq_web.png (320x180) [90.3 KB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_youtube_hq_thm.png (80x40) [4.9 KB] || 1920x1080_16x9_30p (1920x1080) [0 Item(s)] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_1280x720.wmv (1280x720) [31.3 MB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_appletv.m4v (960x540) [25.5 MB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_youtube_hq.mov (1920x1080) [95.5 MB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_prores.mov (1280x720) [454.4 MB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_720x480.webm (720x480) [6.2 MB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_720x480.wmv (720x480) [30.4 MB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_nasaportal.mov (640x360) [25.6 MB] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_ipod_lg.m4v (640x360) [9.6 MB] || GSFC_20141015_ICESat2_m11712_Deploy_Beauty.en_US.vtt [64 bytes] || ICESat2__deploy_beauty_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [4.8 MB] || icesat-2-beauty-pass-and-deployment.hwshow || ", "release_date": "2014-10-15T11:00:00-04:00", "update_date": "2025-06-23T00:16:59.755365-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 450439, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011700/a011712/Icesat2-HQprint_print.jpg", "filename": "Icesat2-HQprint_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "High resolution print graphic of the spacecraft above the Earth.", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 3864, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3864/", "page_type": "Visualization", "title": "The Polar Jet Stream", "description": "Meandering around the planet like a rollicking roller coaster in the sky, the Northern Hemisphere's polar jet stream is a fast-moving belt of westerly winds that traverses the lower layers of the atmosphere. The jet is created by the convergence of cold air masses descending from the Arctic and rising warm air from the tropics. Deep troughs and steep ridges emerge as the denser cold air sinks and deflects warm air regions north, giving the jet stream its wavy appearance. This pattern propagates across the mid-latitudes of North America, Europe and Asia, as pockets of cold air sporadically creep down from the Arctic - creating contrasting waves and flows that accelerate eastward due to Earth's rotation. Running from June 10 to July 8 of 1988, the visualization below uses weather and climate observations from NASA's MERRA dataset to model nearly a month of the jet stream's whirling journey over North America. || ", "release_date": "2011-10-03T00:00:00-04:00", "update_date": "2025-03-17T00:01:14.231989-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 483187, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003800/a003864/jetstream.00600.jpg", "filename": "jetstream.00600.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Polar JetThis video is also available on our YouTube channel.", "width": 1280, "height": 720, "pixels": 921600 } }, { "id": 10763, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10763/", "page_type": "Produced Video", "title": "Racing off the Edge of Greenland", "description": "Once known for its size, the Jakobshavn Glacier in Greenland is now studied for its speed. In 1997 Jakobshavn ended a decades-long period of stability as it began to thin, accelerate and eject ice into the sea at a rapid rate. The glacier thinned by as much as 50 feet (15 m) per year between 1997 and 2003, according to NASA laser altimetry measurements, while other Greenland glaciers were thinning by about three feet (1 m) per year. The glacier now moves at more than nine miles (15 km) per year, doubling its speed from a decade ago. The glacier's calving front has retreated more than six miles (10 km) in the past decade alone. Scientists point to several warming-related causes for the increase in speed and retreat: meltwater can trickle through cracks in the ice and lubricate the friction point between ice and bedrock, and warmer ocean waters underneath the ice shelf also cause thinning. The thinner ice shelf and meltwater reduce resistance to glacier movement. As a glaciology case study and the greatest potential contributor to sea level rise in the Northern Hemisphere, scientists will continue to watch Jakobshavn closely. || ", "release_date": "2011-08-16T00:00:00-04:00", "update_date": "2023-05-03T13:53:41.587065-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 484084, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010700/a010763/Jakobshavn_ortho_68.94N_69.39N_49.212W_51.372W_1024x576.jpg", "filename": "Jakobshavn_ortho_68.94N_69.39N_49.212W_51.372W_1024x576.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Draining as much as 10 percent of Greenland's land ice, this speedy glacier has scientists' attention.", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 10492, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10492/", "page_type": "Produced Video", "title": "Arctic Sea Ice Conceptual Animation", "description": "Sea ice is frozen seawater floating on the surface of the ocean. Some sea ice is permanent, persisting from year to year, and some is seasonal, melting and refreezing from season to season. Each winter existing sea ice thickens and new, thinner ice is formed. This conceptual animation shows a cut-away view of the seasonal advance and retreat of Arctic sea ice, demonstrating the current trend toward a thinning ice pack, with less of the thicker multi-year ice surviving each summer's melt. || seaIce_therm_30fps.00002_print.jpg (1024x576) [81.8 KB] || seaIce_therm_30fps_web.png (320x180) [212.7 KB] || seaIce_therm_30fps_thm.png (80x40) [16.6 KB] || seaIce_therm_30fps.webmhd.webm (960x540) [9.3 MB] || seaIce_therm_30fps.mov (1280x720) [169.8 MB] || ", "release_date": "2009-10-05T02:00:00-04:00", "update_date": "2023-05-03T13:54:36.006647-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 496002, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010400/a010492/seaIce_therm_30fps.00002_print.jpg", "filename": "seaIce_therm_30fps.00002_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "Sea ice is frozen seawater floating on the surface of the ocean. Some sea ice is permanent, persisting from year to year, and some is seasonal, melting and refreezing from season to season. Each winter existing sea ice thickens and new, thinner ice is formed. This conceptual animation shows a cut-away view of the seasonal advance and retreat of Arctic sea ice, demonstrating the current trend toward a thinning ice pack, with less of the thicker multi-year ice surviving each summer's melt.", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 20021, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20021/", "page_type": "Animation", "title": "Ice Albedo - Global View", "description": "This is a conceptual animation showing how polar ice reflects light from the sun. As this ice begins to melt, less sunlight gets reflected into space. It is instead absorbed into the oceans and land, raising the overall temperature, and fueling further melting. || ", "release_date": "2003-12-12T12:00:00-05:00", "update_date": "2024-10-10T00:17:34.453868-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 521038, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a020000/a020000/a020021/iceAlglobal030000102_print.jpg", "filename": "iceAlglobal030000102_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "This is the high definition version of the Ice Albedo-Global animation MPEG.", "width": 1024, "height": 586, "pixels": 600064 } } ], "sources": [], "products": [ { "id": 12345, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12345/", "page_type": "Produced Video", "title": "NASA On Air: NASA Monitors 'New Normal' Of Arctic Sea Ice (8/19/2016)", "description": "LEAD: NASA scientists expect the area of Arctic sea ice by the end of the summer will be between the 3rd and the 7th lowest since the satellite records began in 1978.1. The continual decline of sea ice over the past 38 years has become \"the new normal.\"2. The increased melting is driven primarily by the warmer Arctic climate, but it also depends on the summer's changing weather patterns of clouds and winds.TAG: A new NASA satellite, ICESat-2, will be launched in 2018 to use lasers for more detailed observations of how the sea ice is thinning. || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-3_NBC_Today.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [114.1 KB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-3_NBC_Today.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [79.1 KB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-3_NBC_Today.00001_web.png (320x180) [79.1 KB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-3_NBC_Today.00001_thm.png (80x40) [5.9 KB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-1_Weather_Channel_30_fps.mov (1920x1080) [617.1 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-2_Weather_Channel_60_fps.mov (1280x720) [636.4 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-3_NBC_Today.mov (1920x1080) [333.9 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-4_Weather_Central.wmv (1280x720) [11.0 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-5_Accuweather.avi (1280x720) [4.9 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-6_Baron_Services_MP4.mp4 (1920x1080) [23.4 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-7_1920_30_fps.mov (1920x1080) [374.6 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-8.m4v (960x540) [10.7 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-9.m4v (1280x720) [14.4 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-10.m4v (1920x1080) [29.1 MB] || NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-9.webm (1280x720) [2.7 MB] || ", "release_date": "2016-08-19T11:00:00-04:00", "update_date": "2023-05-03T13:48:21.130177-04:00", "main_image": { "id": 421246, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a012300/a012345/NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-3_NBC_Today.00001_print.jpg", "filename": "NASAOnAir-12345-MASTER-3_NBC_Today.00001_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "LEAD: NASA scientists expect the area of Arctic sea ice by the end of the summer will be between the 3rd and the 7th lowest since the satellite records began in 1978.1. The continual decline of sea ice over the past 38 years has become \"the new normal.\"2. The increased melting is driven primarily by the warmer Arctic climate, but it also depends on the summer's changing weather patterns of clouds and winds.TAG: A new NASA satellite, ICESat-2, will be launched in 2018 to use lasers for more detailed observations of how the sea ice is thinning.", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } }, { "id": 4487, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4487/", "page_type": "Visualization", "title": "Arctic Sea Ice from March to August 2016", "description": "An animation of the Arctic sea ice from March to August 2016 || Arctic_Sea_Ice-Aug_2016_v05.3728_print.jpg (1024x576) [117.9 KB] || Arctic_Sea_Ice-Aug_2016_v05.3728_searchweb.png (320x180) [84.2 KB] || Arctic_Sea_Ice-Aug_2016_v05.3728_thm.png (80x40) [6.2 KB] || Arctic_Sea_Ice-Aug_2016_v05_p30_1080p30.mp4 (1920x1080) [10.1 MB] || Arctic_Sea_Ice-Aug_2016_v05_1080p60.mp4 (1920x1080) [10.3 MB] || 1920x1080_16x9_30p (1920x1080) [0 Item(s)] || 1920x1080_16x9_60p (1920x1080) [0 Item(s)] || Arctic_Sea_Ice-Aug_2016_v05_p30_1080p30.webm (1920x1080) [2.1 MB] || Arctic_Sea_Ice-Aug_2016_v05_p30_1080p30.mp4.hwshow [205 bytes] || ", "release_date": "2016-08-19T00:00:00-04:00", "update_date": "2025-01-05T23:08:32.942374-05:00", "main_image": { "id": 421408, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a004400/a004487/Arctic_Sea_Ice-Aug_2016_v05.3728_print.jpg", "filename": "Arctic_Sea_Ice-Aug_2016_v05.3728_print.jpg", "media_type": "Image", "alt_text": "An animation of the Arctic sea ice from March to August 2016", "width": 1024, "height": 576, "pixels": 589824 } } ], "newer_versions": [], "older_versions": [], "alternate_versions": [] }