COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Record
Title:
Jakobshavn Glacier Calving Front Recession Updated (2001-2004)
Instrument:
Landsat-7
Description:
Newly updated print resolution image showing the retreat of Jakobshavns calving front from 2001 to 2004.
Abstract:
Jakobshavn Isbrae holds the record as Greenland's fastest moving glacier and major contributor to the mass balance of the continental ice sheet. Starting in late 2000, following a period of slowing down in the mid 1990s, the glacier showed significant acceleration and nearly doubled its discharge of ice. The following imagery from the Landsat satellite shows the retreat of Jakobshavn's calving front from 2001 to 2004. This animation is updated from #3053 and now includes the fall 2004 calving front derived from Terra/ASTER data.
Completed:
2004-12-09
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to* NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center - Scientific Visualization Studio, and Goddard TV
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Alex Kekesi (Lead)
Scientist:
Waleed Abdalati (NASA/HQ)
Series:
AGU 2004
Data Collected:
Landsat-7: 5/20/2001, 5/23/02, 5/19/03, Terra/ASTER: 5/30/04
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
5-19-03
facet_what:
ASTER
facet_when_year:
2001
Animation Number:
3076
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003000/a003076/calvingstill_2001_2004-IMAGE
