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West Ross Ice Shelf

Location Map: MODIS image from 27 January 2003, 19:10

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West Ross MODIS Images:  15 May 2009 - MODIS visible 14 May 2009 - MODIS visible 10 May 2009 - MODIS visible 10 May 2009 - MODIS visible 03 May 2009 - MODIS visible 01 May 2009 - MODIS visible 13 March 2009 - MODIS Aqua visible 02 March 2009 - MODIS Aqua visible 01 March 2009 - MODIS visible 19 February 2009 - MODIS visible 04 February 2009 - MODIS visible 03 February 2009 - MODIS visible 29 January 2009 - MODIS visible 26 January 2009 - MODIS Aqua visible 25 January 2009 - MODIS visible 20 January 2009 - MODIS Aqua visible 01 January 2009 - MODIS visible 27 December 2008 - MODIS visible 26 December 2008 - MODIS visible 25 December 2008 - MODIS visible 20 December 2008 - MODIS visible 19 December 2008 - MODIS Aqua visible 18 December 2008 - MODIS visible 18 December 2008 - MODIS visible 17 December 2008 - MODIS visible 17 December 2008 - MODIS visible 17 December 2008 - MODIS visible 16 December 2008 - MODIS visible 11 December 2008 - MODIS visible 11 December 2008 - MODIS Aqua visible 11 December 2008 - MODIS visible 10 December 2008 - MODIS visible 09 December 2008 - MODIS Aqua visible 08 December 2008 - MODIS visible 08 December 2008 - MODIS Aqua visible 07 December 2008 - MODIS visible 02 December 2008 - MODIS visible 01 December 2008 - MODIS Aqua visible 30 November 2008 - MODIS Aqua visible 25 November 2008 - MODIS visible 24 November 2008 - MODIS visible 09 November 2008 - MODIS visible 08 November 2008 - MODIS visible 04 November 2008 - MODIS visible 26 October 2008 - MODIS Aqua visible 13 October 2008 - MODIS visible 13 October 2008 - MODIS visible 13 October 2008 - MODIS Aqua visible 10 October 2008 - MODIS visible 28 September 2008 - MODIS Aqua visible 31 August 2008 - MODIS Aqua thermal 27 August 2008 - MODIS Aqua thermal 21 April 2008 - MODIS thermal 28 January 2008 - MODIS visible 02 January 2008 - MODIS visible 15 December 2007 - MODIS visible 14 December 2007 - MODIS Aqua visible 13 December 2007 - MODIS Aqua visible 12 December 2007 - MODIS visible 11 December 2007 - MODIS visible 21 September 2007 - MODIS thermal 14 September 2007 - MODIS thermal 12 September 2007 - MODIS thermal 07 September 2007 - MODIS thermal 24 August 2007 - MODIS thermal 11 August 2007 - MODIS thermal 10 August 2007 - MODIS Aqua thermal 09 August 2007 - MODIS Aqua thermal 06 August 2007 - MODIS thermal 20 April 2007 - MODIS Aqua thermal 18 April 2007 - MODIS Aqua thermal 02 April 2007 - MODIS Aqua thermal 19 March 2007 - MODIS visible 11 March 2007 - MODIS visible 11 January 2007 - MODIS visible 28 December 2006 - MODIS visible 14 December 2006 - MODIS visible 04 December 2006 - MODIS visible 26 November 2006 - MODIS visible 11 November 2006 - MODIS visible 06 November 2006 - MODIS visible 02 November 2006 - MODIS visible 01 November 2006 - MODIS visible 30 October 2006 - MODIS visible 29 October 2006 - MODIS visible 26 October 2006 - MODIS visible 13 August 2006 - MODIS thermal 09 August 2006 - MODIS thermal 19 July 2006 - MODIS thermal 17 July 2006 - MODIS thermal 14 July 2006 - MODIS thermal 28 June 2006 - MODIS thermal 29 May 2006 - MODIS thermal 11 May 2006 - MODIS thermal 03 April 2006 - MODIS thermal 09 January 2006 - MODIS visible 28 December 2005 - MODIS visible 05 December 2005 - MODIS visible 02 December 2005 - MODIS visible 28 November 2005 - MODIS visible 26 November 2005 - MODIS visible 17 November 2005 - MODIS visible 03 November 2005 - MODIS visible 27 October 2005 - MODIS visible 26 October 2005 - MODIS visible 25 October 2005 - MODIS visible 16 October 2005 - MODIS visible 09 October 2005 - MODIS visible 29 September 2005 - MODIS visible 13 August 2005 - MODIS thermal 16 June 2005 - MODIS thermal 10 June 2005 - MODIS thermal 01 May 2005 - MODIS thermal 20 April 2005 - MODIS thermal 03 March 2005 - MODIS visible 26 February 2005 - MODIS visible 27 January 2005 - MODIS visible 17 January 2005 - MODIS visible 23 December 2004 - MODIS visible 16 December 2004 - MODIS visible 04 December 2004 - MODIS visible 20 November 2004 - MODIS visible 15 November 2004 - MODIS visible 09 November 2004 - MODIS visible 29 September 2004 - MODIS visible 08 August 2004 - MODIS thermal 31 July 2004 - MODIS thermal 09 June 2004 - MODIS thermal 30 May 2004 - MODIS thermal 10 May 2004 - MODIS thermal 17 April 2004 - MODIS thermal 09 April 2004 - MODIS thermal 02 February 2004 - MODIS visible 31 January 2004 - MODIS visible 22 January 2004 - MODIS visible 26 December 2003 - MODIS visible 11 December 2003 - MODIS visible 08 December 2003 - MODIS visible 12 November 2003 - MODIS visible 01 November 2003 - MODIS visible 31 October 2003 - MODIS visible 26 October 2003 - MODIS visible 07 October 2003 - MODIS visible 14 August 2003 - MODIS thermal 01 August 2003 - MODIS thermal 25 July 2003 - MODIS thermal 24 June 2003 - MODIS thermal 14 May 2003 - MODIS thermal 08 May 2003 - MODIS thermal 06 April 2003 - MODIS thermal 25 March 2003 - MODIS thermal 18 February 2003 - MODIS visible 04 February 2003 - MODIS visible 27 January 2003 - MODIS visible 19 November 2002 - MODIS visible 24 September 2002 - MODIS thermal 04 August 2002 - MODIS thermal 14 July 2002 - MODIS thermal 02 July 2002 - MODIS thermal 14 May 2002 - MODIS thermal 26 April 2002 - MODIS thermal 17 February 2002 - MODIS visible 04 January 2002 - MODIS visible 28 December 2001 - MODIS visible

West Ross AVHRR Images:  09 September 2001 thermal 04 August 2001 thermal 04 May 2001 thermal 04 April 2001 thermal 23 March 2001 thermal 28 February 2001 thermal 27 January 2001 visible 11 December 2000 visible 23 October 2000 thermal 12 October 2000 thermal 30 September 2000 thermal (post-berg) 21 September 2000 thermal (pre-berg) 23 August 2000 thermal 09 July 2000 thermal 22 June 2000 thermal 17 May 2000 thermal 16 April 2000 thermal 26 March 2000 thermal 15 December 1999 visible 15 December 1999 thermal 03 November 1998 visible 02 November 1998 thermal 23 December 1996 thermal 09 November 1996 thermal 06 November 1996 visible 17 February 1996 thermal 03 February 1996 visible 24 January 1996 visible 01 February 1995 visible 08 January 1995 visible 08 January 1995 thermal 25 October 1994 visible 24 October 1994 thermal 06 March 1993 thermal 09 December 1992 visible 22 November 1992 visible 22 November 1992 thermal 16 October 1992 thermal

Projection Information
Projection: Polar Stereographic
Datum: WGS84
Standard Parallel: -71.0
Corner Coordinates (MODIS):
    UL: 74.499841S 158.003895E
    LL: 78.283990S 150.213388E
    UR: 75.611646S 178.532134W
    LR: 79.816828S 177.920485W
Corner Coordinates (AVHRR):
    UL: 76.054024S 161.146149E
    LL: 79.749214S 153.857178E
    UR: 76.795753S 179.968185E
    LR: 80.793304S 179.954269E
Number of Rows (MODIS): 1850
Number of Columns (MODIS): 2700
Number of Rows (AVHRR): 549
Number of Columns (AVHRR): 617
Meters per Pixel (MODIS): 250
Meters per Pixel (AVHRR): 800

Note: The MODIS image information above is for images dated 26 February 2005 to present. MODIS PNG and JPEG images before 26 February 2005 have the following coordinates:

Number of Rows: 1380
Number of Columns: 1820
Corner Coordinates:
    UL: 75.045416S 160.001163E
    LL: 77.939188S 154.857428E
    UR: 75.906323S 176.124624E
    LR: 79.033563S 175.007415E