Operation IceBridge - Alaskan Glaciers

  • Released Monday, December 9, 2019
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In Alaska, 5 percent of the land is covered by glaciers that are losing a lot of ice and contributing to sea level rise. To monitor these changes, a small team of NASA-funded researchers has been flying scientific instruments on a bright red, single-engine plane since spring 2009.


While scientists at the Goddard Space Flight Center managed the two larger yearly field campaigns in the Arctic and Antarctica, monitoring Alaskan glaciers fell on a smaller team based at the University of Fairbanks, Alaska.

4K B-roll of Alaskan landscape and glaciers. Filmed during the 2018 Alaska campaign.


4K B-roll of striations on top of ice sheet in Alaska. Filmed during the 2018 Alaska campaign.


4K B-roll of a melt pond found on top of glacier. Filmed during the 2018 Alaska campaign.


4K B-roll of a melt pond found on top of glacier. Filmed during the 2018 Alaska campaign.

4K B-roll of Alaskan glaciers. Filmed during the 2018 Operation IceBridge Alaska campaign.

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4K B-roll of Alaskan glaciers. Filmed during the 2018 Operation IceBridge Alaska campaign.

NOTE: The audio on this clip varies widely and includes loud aircraft noise. We advise turning down/off sound when previewing this item.

NOTE: The audio on this clip varies widely and includes loud aircraft noise. We advise turning down/off sound when previewing this item.

B-roll of Portage Glacier filmed during the 2019 Operation IceBridge Alaska campaign.

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This page was originally published on Monday, December 9, 2019.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:45 PM EDT.

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