Previous Animation Next Animation Zoom from Jakobshavn Glacier with AMSR-E Daily Sea Ice and MODIS Daily Snow Cover Beginning from a view of Greenland's Jakobshavn glacier, this animation shows motion of sea ice and snow cover over the Arctic from 10/1/2002 through 6/23/2003 as the camera pulls out to frame the full globe. The false color of the sea ice is derived from the AMSR-E 6.25 km brightness temperature. The sea ice extent is defined by AMSR-E 12.5 km sea ice concentration, identifying all regions having a sea ice concentration of greater than 15%. Because AMSR-E is a passive microwave sensor that functions independently from atmospheric effects, this sensor is able to observe the entire polar region every day, even through clouds and snowfalls.    This animation moves from a view of the Jakobshavn glacier in Greenland to a full global view, showing seasonal changes in Arctic sea ice and global snow cover. (slower version) Duration: 494.0 minutes Available formats:   320x180     PNG           84 KB   160x80       PNG           20 KB   80x40         PNG           5 KB   1280x720 (30 fps) MPEG-4   32 MB   512x288 (30 fps) MPEG-4   15 MB   512x288 (30 fps) MPEG-1   10 MB   720x480 (30 fps) MPEG-2   19 MB   1280x720 (29.97 fps) Frames (Slow)   1280x720 (29.97 fps) Frames (Fast)   320x180 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   3 GB   320x180 (29.97 fps) X-FLV       1 MB How to play our movies    This still image shows the Arctic sea ice along with global snow cover. Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 5 MB   320 x 240         PNG       47 KB Animation Number: 3373 Completed: 2006-09-06 Animators: Cindy Starr (GST) (Lead)   Ryan Boller (NASA/GSFC)   Stuart A. Snodgrass (GST) Scientists: Waleed Abdalati (NASA/HQ)   Richard Alley (Pennsylvania State University) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Aqua/AMSR-E   Terra/MODIS   Aqua/AMSR-E/Daily L3 6.25 km 89 GHz Brightness Temperature (Tb)   Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble Land Cover   TRMM/PR and TMI/Monthly Average Precipitation Data Collected: AMSR-E Level 3 6.25 km Sea Ice Brightness Temperature (10/01/2002 - 06/23/2003), AMSR-E Level 3 12.5 km Sea Ice Concentration (10/01/2002 - 06/23/2003),MODIS Daily Snow Cover (10/01/2002 - 06/23/2003), MODIS imagery of Greenland (06/25/2003) Series: NASM2006 Keywords: DLESE >> Cryology SVS >> HDTV SVS >> Sea Ice SVS >> Snow SVS >> Snow Cover SVS >> Snow and Ice GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Hydrosphere >> Snow/Ice GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Oceans >> Sea Ice GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Atmosphere >> Precipitation >> Snow GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Ice Growth/Melt GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Sea Ice Concentration GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Sea Ice Motion GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Ice Growth/Melt GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Ice Motion GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Snow Cover GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Hydrosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Ice Motion GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Hydrosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Snow Cover GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Oceans >> Sea Ice >> Ice Growth/Melt GCMD >> Location >> Arctic     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC). Jeff Schmaltz (NASA/GSFC) Back to Top

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