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Glaciers




GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Glaciers/Ice Sheets >> Glaciers

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This animation shows the flow of the Jakobshavn glacier in 2000, followed by a time series of the glacier's retreat from 2001 through 2006.  A colored line and date marks the position of the glacier's calving front each year. 3374 Jakobshavn Glacier Flow in the year 2000 and Calving Front Retreat from 2001 to 2006
The short version of the Cryosphere Tour, with narration and music. 3355 A Short Tour of the Cryosphere
VIDEO WITH MUSIC AND CAPTIONS 3181 A Tour of the Cryosphere
An animation of the shrinking snow cap on Mount Kilimanjaro from Landsat imagery 3125 Mount Kilimanjaro's Vanishing Snow Cap (WMS)
A wide shot of the Bering Glacier, October 1986. 2968 Retreating Glaciers Spur Alaskan Earthquakes

GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Hydrosphere >> Glaciers/Ice Sheets >> Glaciers

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 This image of the Jakobshavn glacier on 07/07/2001 shows the  changes in the glacier's calving front between 1851 and 2006.  Historic calving front locations, 1851 through 1964, were compiled by Anker Weidick and Ole Bennike and are shown here in gray.  Recent calving front locations, 2001 through 2006, derived from satellite imagery are show in colors.  A distance scale is provided. 3395 Jakobshavn Glacier Calving Front Recession from 1850 to 2006
The short version of the Cryosphere Tour, with narration and music. 3355 A Short Tour of the Cryosphere
VIDEO WITH MUSIC AND CAPTIONS 3181 A Tour of the Cryosphere

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