Greenland: Pan Southern Tip to East Coast
This animation shows the ice concentration in Greenland. The ice has decreased significantly (~50 cm/year) along the coast and increased slightly in the center (+2 cm/year). Researchers view this as yet another serious warning sign of the threat of global warming.
Zoom around southern tip. full data
Zoom around west Greenland. full data
Start at the south tip of Greenland and pan east to area of significant ice decrease
Start at the south tip of Greenland and pan east to area of significant ice decrease
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Dorothy Hall (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Sunday, June 25, 2000.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:58 PM EDT.
Series
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Krabill, W., Abdalati, W., Frederick, E., Manizade, S., Martin, C., Sonntag, J., Swift, R., Thomas, R., Wright, W. and Yungel, J. 2000. Greenland ice sheet:High-elevation balance and peripheral thinning. Science 289: 428-430.
Krabill, W., Abdalati, W., Frederick, E., Manizade, S., Martin, C., Sonntag, J., Swift, R., Thomas, R., Wright, W. and Yungel, J. 2000. Greenland ice sheet:High-elevation balance and peripheral thinning. Science 289: 428-430.
Datasets used
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Topography [Airplane: Airborne Topographic Mapper]
ID: 232
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