Earth ID: 363

Antarctica Morph through Time: Ross Ice Shelf Zoom

Visualizations by Alex Kekesi Released on December 31, 1998

Video slate image reads "Antarctica Ice Changes
Close-up animation centered on the Ronne Ice Shelf. Changes occur between 20,000 year old Antarctica and present day Antarctica."

Using the following: model of the last Glacial Maximum in Antarctica (20,000 years ago) from the University of Maine
AVHRR data from NOAA
AVHRR Mosaic from USGS
Radar Altimeter DEM data from ESA

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Visualization Credits

Alex Kekesi (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Bob Bindschadler (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Data Used:

1-Degree DEM

USGS

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NOAA-6-12, 14, 15/AVHRR

June 27, 1979 - Present

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Dates of Data Used:
18002 BCE - 1998 ADCE

This item is part of this series:
Antarctica

Keywords:
DLESE >> Cryology
SVS >> Ice Shelf
GCMD >> Location >> Antarctica
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0