Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Title:
Annual Sea Ice Cycle over Northern Canada
Instrument:
Aqua/AMSR-E
Description:
This animation depicts the seasonal sea ice change in northern Canada by cycling twice through August 5, 2005 to August 5, 2006.
Duration: 26.0 seconds
Abstract:
Over the course of a year, sea ice in northern Canada pulsates down into the Hudson Bay and retreats northward in the summer months. In the winter months where the sea ice extends down into the bay, polar bears wander onto the ice in search of food. As summer approaches and the sea ice melts, the bears wander back onto the mainland until the next winter.

Data for this animation was gathered from the Aqua satellite's Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer for the Earth Observing System (AMSR-E). Aqua is a NASA satellite and the AMSR-E instrument onboard was provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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Completed:
2006-08-31
Credit:
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Studio:
SVS
Animator:
Alex Kekesi (Lead)
Animator:
Cindy Starr
Scientist:
Claire Parkinson (NASA/GSFC)
Data Collected:
8/5/2005 - 8/5/2006
Keywords:
DLESE
Keywords:
GCMD
Keywords:
EARTH SCIENCE
Keywords:
Cryology
Keywords:
Physical oceanography
Keywords:
Oceans
Keywords:
Sea Ice
Keywords:
Cryosphere
Keywords:
Sea Ice Motion
note:
More Information on this topic available at
http://www.nasa.gov…
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center
facet_where:
Earth
facet_where:
Canada
facet_where:
Japan
facet_where:
Hudson Bay
facet_when:
8/5/2005
facet_when:
8/5/2006
facet_when:
August 5, 2005
facet_when:
August 5, 2006
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Aqua
facet_what:
Polar
facet_what:
sea ice
facet_what:
Earth Observing System
facet_when_year:
2005
facet_when_year:
2006
Animation Number:
3368
UID:
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003300/a0033 68/amsre01.0001-IMAG E
original url:

Annual Sea Ice Cycle over Northern Canada