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Measuring Greenland's ice (poster)

Greenland's melting ice (poster)

A poster titled 'Measuring Greenland's Ice' depicting the various measurement mechanisms that will be utilized by the Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) mission.

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This animation shows how global sea levels have risen more than 80 millimeters (3.15 inches) over the past three decades, which is like covering the U.S. in about 4 meters (about 13 feet) of water over that period.

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Animation: Global Sea Level Change (1992-2017)
Animation: Global Sea Level Change (1992-2017)

Animated GIF of Oceans Melting Greenland GLISTIN-A instrument observing Greenland's glacier front; aircraft deploying ocean probes.

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Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) GLISTIN-A
Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) GLISTIN-A & AXCTD - Animated GIF

Visualization of the locations of the ARGO buoy array over time.

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ARGO float animation #1
ARGO float animation #1

Data from TOPEX/Poseidon was used to produce a computer model of 16 days of tide height.

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TOPEX/Poseidon flat earth tide height model
TOPEX/Poseidon flat earth tide height model

A visualization of how sea level fluctuates around the world.

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Monitoring sea level
Monitoring sea level

Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate, as previously thought.

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Sea level rise accelerates over time
Video: Sea level rise accelerates over time

This visualization shows total sea level change between 1992 and 2019, based on data collected from the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1, Jason-2, and Jason-3 satellites.

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Video: 27-Year Sea Level Rise
Video: 27-Year Sea Level Rise

Explore how scientists determine glacial speed from space.

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At glacial speed
At glacial speed

NASA is studying the Earth's ice and water to better understand how sea level rise might affect us all.

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Melting ice, rising seas
Melting ice, rising seas

TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly in the Pacific from September 15, 1996 to September 21, 1997.

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El Niño: TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly from September 15, 1996 to September 21, 1997
El Niño: TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly from September 15, 1996 to September 21, 1997

A visualization shows ocean currents circulating Pine Island Bay and flowing under Pine Island Glacier.

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Video: Ocean Flows Under Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica
Video: Ocean Flows Under Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

Animation showing mass changes over Greenland with a colorbar, graph and clock overlay.

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Greenland ice sheet mass changes from NASA GSFC GRACE mascon solutions with banded color scale
Greenland ice sheet mass changes from NASA GSFC GRACE mascon solutions with banded color scale

Whiteboard animation on NASA's twin GRACE satellites that monitor Earth's gravity field to help scientists understand global water and ice distribution.

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NASA's Earth Minute: Scale in the sky
Video: NASA's Earth Minute - Scale in the sky

Animation showing changes in Antarctic ice mass since 2002 based on satellite data.

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Video: Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2020
Video: Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2020

The great Ice Age glaciers rise and fall in thousands of years per second.

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Video: Watch glaciers rise, fall in thousands of years per second
Video: Watch glaciers rise, fall in thousands of years per second

The mean annual amplitude of total water storage on Earth in 2007 as measured by GRACE.

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Total water storage from GRACE, 2007
Total water storage from GRACE, 2007

We know seas are rising and we know why. The urgent questions are by how much and how quickly. 

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Infographic: Sea level rise
Infographic: Sea level rise

An animation shows global sea level trends from 1993 to 2022 as observed by several satellite missions.

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Video: Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise
Video: Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise

Animation that uses Earth science data to measure physical oceanography parameters such as ocean currents, ocean winds, sea surface height and sea surface temperature.

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The ocean – a driving force for weather and climate
The ocean – a driving force for weather and climate

Join NASA Earth scientists for a 360-degree view of our planet as they head into the field to study ice in Greenland and coral reefs in Hawaii.

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Earth 360 Video: The Call of Science
Earth 360 Video: The Call of Science

The basics of sea level rise, expressed in everyday terms, and what it means for those on the coast.

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Rising tides: Understanding sea level rise
Video: Rising tides: Understanding sea level rise

Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich will join a long-standing family of Earth-observing satellites from NASA and European partners, including EUMETSAT and the French space agency CNES.

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Video: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree
Video: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Satellite Family Tree

Animation of how ice is naturally transported from interior topographic divides to the coast via glaciers.

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Greenland ice flow
Greenland ice flow

B-roll for media on the sea level-observing Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.

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Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Media Reel
Video: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich Media Reel

TOPEX-Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly in the Pacific from August 1, 1996 to August 3, 1997.

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El Niño: TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly from August 1, 1996 to August 3, 1997
El Niño: TOPEX/Poseidon altimeter sea level anomaly from August 1, 1996 to August 3, 1997
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