SVS Animation 3319 - MODIS Mosaic of Antarctica sees the Ross Ice Shelf without ICESat Topography

MODIS Mosaic of Antarctica sees the Ross Ice Shelf without ICESat Topography

NASA has released a digital image map of the Antarctic continent and surrounding islands. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Mosaic of Antarctica (MOA) image map is a composite of 260 swaths comprised of both Terra and Aqua MODIS images acquired between November 20, 2003 and February 29, 2004. MOA provides a cloud-free view of the ice sheet, ice shelves, and land surfaces at a grid scale of 125 m and an estimated resolution of 150 m. All land areas south of 60 degrees S that are larger than a few hundred meters are included in the mosaic. Also included are several persistent fast ice areas and grounded icebergs.

This animation is match framed to animation ID 3295. It shows the crevasses and ice floes in the Ross Ice Shelf without using the ICESat topography.
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Animation Number:	3319
Completed:	2005-11-30
Animator:	Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
Scientist:	Bob Bindschadler (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:	Aqua/MODIS
	Terra/MODIS
Data Collected:	2003-11-20 through 2004-2-29
Series:	MODIS Mosaic of Antarctica (MOA)
Keywords: GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Glaciers/Ice Sheets

Please give credit for this item to: Haran, T., J. Bohlander, T. Scambos, and M. Fahnestock compilers. 2005. MODIS mosaic of Antarctica (MOA) image map. Boulder, CO, USA: National Snow and Ice Data Center. Digital media. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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