Ocean Flows under the Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica
- Visualizations by:
- Cindy Starr
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This visualization shows the ocean currents in the Amundsen Sea derived from the "Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean" (ECCO) ocean circulation model. The visualization approaches the Pine Island Glacier, dives beneath the water and views the ocean flows circulating beneath the floating ice. The surface of the ice sheet is exaggerated by 4x while the topography below sea level is exaggerated by 15x for the purpose of clarity.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Data visualizers
- Ernie Wright (USRA)
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC)
Visualizer
- Cindy Starr (GST) [Lead]
Project support
- Ian Jones (ADNET)
- Laurence Schuler (ADNET)
Datasets used in this visualization
BedMachine Antarctica V1
A self-consistent dataset of the Antarctic Ice Sheet based on the conservation of mass
Credit: Morlighem, M., Rignot, E., Binder, T. et al. Deep glacial troughs and stabilizing ridges unveiled beneath the margins of the Antarctic ice sheet. Nature Geoscience 13, 132–137 (2020)
See more visualizations using this data setECCO3 High Resolution Ocean and Sea Ice Model
Landsat 8 Mosaic of Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica (Collected with the OLI sensor)
An image mosaic comprised of 20 LandSat 8 tiles on the Amundsen Sea Embayment, Antarctica
Credit: Landsat 8 mission
See more visualizations using this data setREMA (A.K.A. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica - 100m)
High resolution, time-stamped Digital Surface Model (DSM) of Antarctica at 100-meter spatial resolution
Credit: DEMs provided by the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center and the Polar Geospatial. Computer time provided through a Blue Waters Innovation Initiative. DEMs produced using data from DigitalGlobe, Inc.
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