AMSR-E Antarctic Animations

 

Animations

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HDTV Size, Split Screen
	AVI 640x360 half-size (137 MB) AVI 1280x720 full-size (480 MB)
Antarctica [12.5 km]
	AVI 276x292 half-size (30 MB) AVI 552x584 full-size (120 MB)
Weddell Sea [6.25 km]
	AVI 276x292 half-size (30 MB) AVI 552x584 full-size (120 MB)
Ross Ice Shelf, Iceberg Calving [6.25 km]
	AVI 276x292 half-size (30 MB) AVI 552x584 full-size (120 MB)

The first file contains the full animation with the Antarctic on the left and zoomed in areas on the right. The other animations are just the left/right parts of the first animation. The last of these shows icebergs C-19 and B-15a which have broken away from the Ross Ice Shelf.

 

Icebergs C19 and B15a

GIF Animation Previews

These can be viewed from within the browser. Click on the image or link.

GIF Animations: Ross Sea, Icebergs C19 and B15
	June 2002 - June 2003 (3.1 MB)
	October 2004 - June 2005 (2.3 MB)
	AMSR-E Automated Iceberg Tracking

 

Related Links:

• New Antarctic iceberg bigger than Delaware (CNN)
• Giants joust in the cold (European Space Agency)

• Huge Antarctic Iceberg Makes a Big Splash on Sea Life (Goddard News)
• Massive Icebergs May Affect Antarctic Sea Life and Food Chain (Goddard News)
• NASA Image Reveals Giant Chip Off the Antarctic Ice Block (Goddard News)
• Ecological impact of a large Antarctic iceberg (PDF)

 

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