Ice & Glaciers

Ice & Glaciers
Cryosphere
Earth
Earth Science
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A new, comprehensive analysis of satellite data finds that majority of glaciers on the landmass have retreated significantly. The Greenland Ice Sheet has shed about one-fifth more ice mass in the past four decades than previously estimated, researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California reported in a new paper.
Posted January 17, 2024
NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar)
Cryosphere
Ice & Glaciers
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sea Ice
NISAR will study changes to ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice in fine detail, as climate change warms the air and ocean. NISAR, the soon-to-launch radar satellite from NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will measure some key Earth vital signs, from the health of wetlands to ground deformation by volcanoes to the […]
Posted January 10, 2024
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