Global Land Ice Measurements (Dobbin Glacier)

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

AGU Press Briefing May 29th: Global Land Ice Measurements from Space. (Dobbin Glacier Zoom)

ASTER images are being used in an ambitious international project to map the extent of the world's glaciers and the rate at which they are changing. High-resolution ASTER images make it possible to distinguish and track small features on glacier surfaces. Images presented by Rick Wessels from Arizona State University showing details of snow and ice of glaciers are contributing to the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) project, a global consortium led by the U.S. Geological Survey.

ASTER image of Dobbin Glacier in Alaska

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Terra/ASTER

  • Animation ID

    2145

  • Video ID

    SVS2001-0019

  • Start Timecode

    01:03:35:00

  • End Timecode

    01:04:05:11

  • Animator

    Stuart A. Snodgrass

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2001/05/22

  • Scientist

    Rick Wessels (Arizona State University)

  • Keywords

    Dobbin Glacier, Alaska

  • DLESE Subject

    Hydrology, Cryology

  • Data Date

    2000/07/31

  • Animation Type

    Regular