NSIDC-0102
Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves
Scambos, T., B. Raup, and J. Bohlander
Images of Antarctic Ice Shelves
2001-01-01
Boulder, Colorado USA
NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0102.html
http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5NC5Z4N
Investigator
Ted
Scambos
scambos@nsidc.org
University of Colorado
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
Investigator
Bruce
H.
Raup
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
Investigator
Jennifer
Bohlander
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
Technical Contact
NSIDC
User Services
nsidc@nsidc.org
1 303 492-6199 x
1 303 492-2468 x
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
USA
EARTH SCIENCE
Cryosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Ablation Zones/Accumulation Zones
EARTH SCIENCE
Cryosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Glaciers
Ice Shelf
EARTH SCIENCE
Cryosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
EARTH SCIENCE
Cryosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Icebergs
EARTH SCIENCE
Cryosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Ice Sheets
Ice Shelf
EARTH SCIENCE
Spectral/Engineering
Infrared Wavelengths
Infrared Imagery
EARTH SCIENCE
Spectral/Engineering
Visible Wavelengths
Visible Imagery
EARTH SCIENCE
Terrestrial Hydrosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Ablation Zones/Accumulation Zones
EARTH SCIENCE
Terrestrial Hydrosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Glaciers
Ice Shelf
EARTH SCIENCE
Terrestrial Hydrosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
EARTH SCIENCE
Terrestrial Hydrosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Icebergs
EARTH SCIENCE
Terrestrial Hydrosphere
Glaciers/Ice Sheets
Ice Sheets
Ice Shelf
Antarctic
AVHRR
Calving
Climate
Cryosphere
DAAC
EOSDIS
Icebergs
Ice Shelves
Melt
NASA
NSIDC
Polar
Remote Sensing
Satellite
CONTINENT
ANTARCTICA
English
NSIDC_DAAC
NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Center Contact
NSIDC
User Services
nsidc@nsidc.org
1 303 492-6199
1 303 492-2468
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
USA
NSIDC
National Snow and Ice Data Center
http://nsidc.org
Data Center Contact
NSIDC
User Services
nsidc@nsidc.org
1 303 492-6199
1 303 492-2468
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
USA
NSIDC_AGDC
NSIDC Antarctic Glaciological Data Center
http://nsidc.org/agdc/
Data Center Contact
NSIDC AGDC
User Services
nsidc@nsidc.org
1 303 492-6199
1 303 492-2468
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
USA
NSIDC_USADCC
NSIDC U.S. Antarctic Data Coordination Center
http://nsidc.org/usadcc/
Data Center Contact
NSIDC USADCC
User Services
nsidc@nsidc.org
1 303 492-6199
1 303 492-2468
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder
CO
80309-0449
USA
Recent changes in the extent and stability of ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula prompted NSIDC to begin a monitoring program using data from the AVHRR Polar 1 km Data Set. NSIDC regularly reviews images of those ice shelves considered susceptible to rapid change due to climatic warming, and of several other major shelves that occasionally calve major icebergs.
The images in this site represent a selected subset of the available scenes, generally the clearest and most informative scenes available. The scenes are derived from either the AVHRR visible (vis) or thermal (temp) channels, enhanced by combining two channels using principal components processing. In the thermal images, bright areas are colder areas. A few additional scenes from other sensors (MODIS, Landsat) are included to provide some supplemental information on ice shelf structure and events.
If you wish to save an image, you can do so through the 'Save image as' option of the browser's pop-up menu. For more information contact NSIDC User Services.
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
http://nsidc.org/sotc/iceshelves.html
State of the Cryosphere: Ice Shelves
USA/NASA
CEOS IDN DIF
9.7
2001-01-01
2013-03-13
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