Measuring Arctic Ice Thickness
July 8, 2009
Data visualization of Arctic sea ice thickness, as measured by ICESat, shows the decline of the thickest ice (white, 4 to 5 meters thick) and increase in thinner ice (deep blue, 0 to 1 meter) from 2003 to 2008. Credit: NASA
Topics:
Environment, Polar ice packs, ICESat, Glaciology, Climate of the Arctic, Sea ice, Greenland ice sheet, Ice, Arctic
