ICESat-2 maps Antarctic surface-height change, 2019–2021
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NASA's Antarctic overview visualizes measured surface-height changes from April 2019 to July 2021. Red and blue indicate lowering and rising relative to the reference surface; the graphic includes the satellite's polar latitude limit.
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio; visualization by Kel Elkins; produced by Ryan Fitzgibbons.
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Scope and limitations
This is a scientific visualization, not aerial film. Height change alone is not identical to ice-mass change; snowfall and ice dynamics can both affect surface elevation. This dated version has a newer successor linked on the original NASA page.