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These aircraft house several sophisticated instruments for measuring snow depth, ice elevation and thickness, surface temperature, bed topography and other characteristics of sea ice, ice sheets and glaciers. || ", "hits": 21 }, { "id": 13462, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13462/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2019-12-09T13:00:00-05:00", "title": "Operation IceBridge - Weddell Sea Ice", "description": "NOTE: The audio on this clip varies widely and includes loud aircraft noise. 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The advance and retreat of the front of this ~35-kilometer (~22-mile) wide outlet glacier can be seen in this 6-day interval image series. The rapid flow of inland ice causes the glacier front to advance and two major calving events cause the ice front to retreat.Combined, the 2015 and 2017 calving events have led to the glacier’s ice front being fully disconnected from the North Ice Shelf. The changes to this large outlet from West Antarctica could signal additional sea level contributions from this glacier and the even larger outlet to the west, Thwaites Glacier.Credit: Stef Lhermitte, Delft University of Technology, NetherlandsContains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2017), processed by ESA || pine_island_1080p.00001_print.jpg (1024x576) [180.8 KB] || pine_island_1080p.00001_searchweb.png (320x180) [98.2 KB] || pine_island_1080p.00001_thm.png (80x40) [6.7 KB] || pine_island_1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [54.5 MB] || pine_island_720p.mp4 (1280x720) [26.3 MB] || pine_island_1080p.webm (1920x1080) [5.0 MB] || 4104x2304_16x9_30p (4104x2304) [0 Item(s)] || pine_island_2304p.mp4 (4096x2304) [156.5 MB] || ", "hits": 42 }, { "id": 30890, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30890/", "result_type": "Hyperwall Visual", "release_date": "2017-08-03T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Landsat 'Sees in the Dark' the Evolution of Antarctica’s Delaware-Sized Iceberg", "description": "Evolution of Larsen C ice shelf leading up to and following the calving || larsencriftevolution20162017v5.png (3427x1650) [5.0 MB] || larsencriftevolution20162017v5_print.jpg (1024x493) [158.0 KB] || larsencriftevolution20162017v5_searchweb.png (320x180) [69.6 KB] || larsencriftevolution20162017v5_thm.png (80x40) [6.3 KB] || ", "hits": 81 }, { "id": 12537, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12537/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2017-03-22T13:00:00-04:00", "title": "Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Another Record Low", "description": "On March 7, 2017, Arctic sea ice reached its annual wintertime maximum extent, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA. The Arctic sea ice extent set a record low after a warm winter. Combining the Arctic and Antarctic numbers shows that the planet’s global sea ice levels on Feb. 13 were at their lowest point since satellites began to continuously measure sea ice in 1979. || ", "hits": 35 }, { "id": 4376, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4376/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2015-10-27T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Antarctic Mass Change from GRACE derived Gravity Observations: Jan 2004 - Jun 2014", "description": "GRACE, NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, consists of twin co-orbiting satellites that fly in a near polar orbit separated by a distance of 220 km. GRACE precisely measures the distance between the two spacecraft in order to make detailed measurements of the Earth's gravitational field. Since its launch in 2002, GRACE has provided a continuous record of changes in the mass of the Earth's ice sheets.These animations show the change in the mass of the Antarctic Ice Sheet between January 2004 and June 2014 as measured by the pair of GRACE satellites. The 1-arc-deg NASA GSFC mascon solution data was resampled to a 5130 x 5130 data array using Kriging interpolation. A color scale was applied where blue values indicate an increase in the ice sheet mass while red shades indicate a decrease. In addition, a graph overlay shows the running total of the accumulated mass change in gigatons.Four separate animations are shown here: one of the full Antarctic Ice Sheet (above) and three of individual regional views (below) showing the regions of West Antarctica, the Antarctic Peninsula and East Antarctica. The time-series of each region is shown with a graph depicting the ice loss for the region alone. Note that the range on the color scale is different for each regional view in order to portray the most detail possible. Areas outside the region being shown are colored in a pale green to indicate that it is not included in the view. The floating ice shelves, shown in a lighter shade of green, are also not included.Technical Note: The glacial isostatic adjustment signal (Earth mass redistribution in response to historical ice loading) has been removed using the ICE-6G model (Peltier et al. 2015). || ", "hits": 25 }, { "id": 4347, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4347/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2015-08-26T10:00:00-04:00", "title": "NASA GSFC MASCON Solution over Antarctica from Jan 2004 - Jun 2014", "description": "Visualization of the mass change over the Antarctic Ice Sheet from January 2004 through June 2014. 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This year, Antarctic sea ice reached a record maximum extent while the Arctic reached a minimum extent in the top ten lowest since satellite records began. One reason we are seeing differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic is due to their different geographies. As for what's causing the sea increase in the Antarctic, scientists are also studying ocean temperatures, possible changes in wind direction and, overall, how the region is responding to changes in the climate.Here is the YouTube video. || ", "hits": 55 }, { "id": 11704, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11704/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-10-07T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "NASA On Air: Antarctic Sea Ice Grows To Record Extent (10/7/2014)", "description": "LEAD: Antarctic sea ice grows to new record. 1. The donut of floating sea ice surrounding Antarctica froze to a new record of nearly 7.8 million square miles. 2. Scientists suspect changing global winds around Antarctica and the ozone hole are the primary causes.3. Most of this southern sea ice melts each summer.TAG: Since 1980, the Antarctic has gained about 7 thousand square miles of ice each winter, while the Arctic has lost nearly 3 times that amount. || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_iPad_1920x0180_print.jpg (1024x576) [58.7 KB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_iPad_1920x0180_searchweb.png (320x180) [43.0 KB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_iPad_1920x0180_web.png (320x180) [43.0 KB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_iPad_1920x0180_thm.png (80x40) [3.9 KB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_1920x1080.mov (1920x1080) [406.0 MB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_1280x720.mov (1280x720) [505.2 MB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_NBC_Today.mov (1920x1080) [43.7 MB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_WEA_CEN.wmv (1280x720) [7.3 MB] || Antarctic_converted.avi (1280x720) [7.8 MB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_baron.mp4 (1920x1080) [18.4 MB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_prores.mov (1920x1080) [454.4 MB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_iPad_960x540.m4v (960x540) [13.0 MB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_iPad_1280x720.m4v (1280x720) [23.4 MB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_iPad_1920x0180.m4v (1920x1080) [43.7 MB] || WC_Antarctic-1920-MASTER_iPad_960x540.webmhd.webm (960x540) [2.2 MB] || ", "hits": 42 }, { "id": 4007, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4007/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2012-12-12T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Ground-Penetrating Radar Measurements of Antarctic Ice Sheet", "description": "This visualization presents data collected by the 2010 Satellite Era Accumulation Traverse (SEAT). Accumulation, the amount of snow that falls on an ice sheet, is one of the most important inputs for determining the mass balance of an ice sheet. There are, however, relatively few direct accumulation measurements because the most precise measurements come from ice cores at a single point location.Recently, new large-bandwidth, very-high frequency radars have been developed and used over the ice sheets to image internal layers in the near surface which represent about the past 30-40 years of accumulation. The SEAT traverses are making the link between near surface radar layers and ice cores by collecting both simultaneously across the West Antarctic Ice Sheet Divide region. || ", "hits": 60 }, { "id": 10923, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10923/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-03-06T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Flying through the Rift: An update on the crack in the P.I.G.", "description": "NASA's DC-8 flew over the Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf on Oct. 14, 2011, as part of Operation IceBridge. A large, long-running crack was plainly visible across the ice shelf. The DC-8 took off on Oct. 26, 2011, to collect more data on the ice shelf and the crack. The area beyond the crack that could calve in the coming months covers about 310 square miles (800 sq. km). || ", "hits": 19 }, { "id": 10860, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10860/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2011-11-02T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "Operation IceBridge Discovers Massive Crack In Ice Shelf", "description": "NASA's DC-8 flew over the Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf on Oct. 14, 2011, as part of Operation IceBridge. A large, long-running crack was plainly visible across the ice shelf. The DC-8 took off on Oct. 26, 2011, to collect more data on the ice shelf and the crack. The area beyond the crack that could calve in the coming months covers about 310 square miles (800 sq. km). || ", "hits": 85 }, { "id": 3803, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3803/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2010-11-14T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Ice Fronts on the Larsen B Ice Shelf, 2001-2009", "description": "This animation shows the location of the edges of ice shelves and glaciers in and around the Larsen B Embayment of Antarctica, over successive Springs between 2001 and 2009. || Glacier/ice edges || larsen_0001.jpg (1280x720) [216.3 KB] || larsen_0001_web.png (320x180) [99.9 KB] || larsen_0001_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || 1280x720_16x9_30p (1280x720) [64.0 KB] || larsen.mp4 (1280x720) [7.3 MB] || larsen.webmhd.webm (960x540) [6.1 MB] || ", "hits": 26 }, { "id": 10678, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10678/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2010-10-18T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "IceBridge Kicks Off Antarctic 2010 Campaign", "description": "On October 18th, NASA's Operation IceBridge scientists and the DC-8 crew departed for Punta Arenas, Chile where they will begin the Antarctic 2010 phase of the mission. For the next five weeks, instrumnents aboard the DC-8 will collect data to determine surface elevation and ice characteristics near and over Antarctica. || ", "hits": 10 }, { "id": 10412, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10412/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2009-04-13T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Return to P.I.G.", "description": "Return to PIG provides an update to PIG Ice Shelf: First Contact. Though NASA researcher Bob Bindschadler had hoped to return to Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf and continue his research during the 2009 season, this video explians how plans hit a snag. Sometimes science takes time, especially when it comes to dealing with the forbidding conditions of Antarctica. || ", "hits": 10 }, { "id": 10419, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10419/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2009-04-13T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "New Sea Ice Findings Cap Year of Focus on Poles", "description": "In commemoration of the end of the International Polar Year, Tom Wagner, NASA Cryosphere Program Scientist, appeared on television stations around the country on April 6, 2009. This video highlights his answers to questions about the IPY, climate change, and new data on the extent and thickness of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean.For complete transcript, click here. || Tom_Wagner_Live_EditedH264.00177_print.jpg (1024x576) [83.8 KB] || Tom_Wagner_Live_EditedH264_web.png (320x180) [241.0 KB] || Tom_Wagner_Live_EditedH264_thm.png (80x40) [17.0 KB] || Tom_Wagner_Live_Edited.webmhd.webm (960x540) [57.5 MB] || Tom_Wagner_Live_Edited.m4v (960x540) [178.9 MB] || Tom_Wagner_Live_EditedH264.mov (1280x720) [175.8 MB] || Tom_Wagner_Live_Edited.mov (1280x720) [175.8 MB] || Tom_Wagner_Live_Edited.mp4 (320x240) [11.7 MB] || Tom_Wagner_Live_Edited.wmv (320x236) [25.4 MB] || Tom_Wagner_Live_Edited.mpg (512x288) [46.1 MB] || ", "hits": 31 }, { "id": 3575, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3575/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2009-01-22T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Temperature Trends in Antarctica", "description": "This image shows warming of the Antartctic ice-sheet surface inland of the Antarctic Peninsula. This warming is significantly higher than previously reported, exceeding 0.1 degree C per decade over the past 50 years, and is strongest in winter and spring. The image incorporates temperature data collected over a 50-year period from 1957 to 2006. Surface color is derived from low-resolution LIMA data, while topography is from a RADARSAT 200m DEM. The ice cover is derived from 12-km AMSR-E data taken on 5/14/08. || ", "hits": 36 }, { "id": 10202, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10202/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2008-04-13T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "PIG Ice Shelf: First Contact", "description": "This past January NASA scientist Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica that may be one of the best places to gauge how global warming is affecting the continent. Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf (PIG for short) is believed to be among the most vulnerable spots ot melting on Earth, but it's also among the most remote. While satellite observations provide a wide-angle view of the action on the glacier, boots on the ground with high tech drills and sensors are needed to provide the close up shots to fill in the blanks. Antarctica footage provided by Polar-Palooza/Passport to Knowledge || ", "hits": 18 }, { "id": 3305, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3305/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-11-10T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "McMurdo Sound Flows Easy", "description": "The B-15A iceberg has finally moved out of the McMurdo Sound. With this clog gone, the sea ice is now able to circulate freely and it opens up the feeding grounds to the wildlife. || ", "hits": 15 }, { "id": 3086, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3086/", "result_type": "Visualization", "release_date": "2005-01-18T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Antarctic Iceberg Breaks Up Ice Sheet", "description": "The B-15A iceberg has collided into a neighboring ice sheet. This collision has caused the ice sheet to break up into smaller parts. The B-15A iceberg has been blocking shipping lanes and the feeding grounds of 3,000 Adele penguins, for over 4 years. || ", "hits": 18 } ] }