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This animation shows the circulation of ocean currents around the western Antarctic ice shelves. The shelves are indicated by the rainbow color; red is thicker (>550m), while blue is thinner (<200m). The ocean flow runs from the surface to 900 m, colored white at the surface and fading to light blue at depth, and is based on the ECCO2 model over a representative two-month period. Bathymetry, topography, and ice thickness were derived from the RTopo-1 dataset of Timmermann, et al. (http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.741917). Ground color is from MODIS/Blue Marble.
Circulation of Ocean Currents Around the Western Antarctic Ice Shelves
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Visualization Credits
Trent L. Schindler (USRA): Lead Animator
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Patrick Lynch (Wyle Information Systems): Producer
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Patrick Lynch (Wyle Information Systems): Producer
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3948
Mission:
Terra
Data Used:
also referred to as: RTopo-1
Data Compilation - Alfred Wegener Institute, British Antarctic Survey, Lamont-Doherty Earth ObservatoryECCO2 High Resolution Ocean and Sea Ice Model also referred to as: ECCO2
Model - NASA/JPLTerra/MODIS/Blue Marble
Credit:
The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
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