Greenland’s Ice Layers Mapped in 3D
Greenland’s ice layers are now mapped in 3D, thanks to NASA’s Operation IceBridge. Peering into the frozen layers inside ice sheet, is like looking back
Glaciers and Mountains in West Antarctica
This beautiful view of Glaciers and mountains in the evening sun, are seen on an Operation IceBridge research flight, returning from West Antarctica on Oct.
Airborne Campaign on Climate Impacts in the Arctic
The Arctic Radiation – IceBridge Sea and Ice Experiment, or ARISE, is a new NASA airborne campaign to collect data on thinning sea ice and
An Old Bird on the Polar Ice
Flying over the polar regions, a frontier that few eyes have seen, can be both awesome and tedious, beautiful and boring. It’s Landmarks become welcome signs,
Frozen Fjord in East Greenland
This view of the frozen fjord downstream of Violingletscher (Violin Glacier) in Østgrønland (East Greenland) was seen during a NASA’s Operation IceBridge survey flight on
Wonders in the Antarctic Sea and Sky
Lenticular clouds are a type of wave cloud. They usually form when a layer of air near the surface encounters a topographic barrier, gets pushed
Mega-Canyon discovered below Greenland’s ice sheet
A Mega 460 mile long Canyon, bigger than the Grand Canyon hidden for all of human history, has been discovered below Greenland’s ice sheet. Image
Amazing Aerial Tour of the Arctic
IceBridge, a six-year NASA mission, is the largest airborne survey of Earth’s polar ice ever flown. It will yield an unprecedented three-dimensional view of Arctic
The Bedrock Beneath Antarctica
In this video scientists strip away Antarctic ice to reveal a new, and much more detailed map of the bedrock below. The biggest ice sheet
IceBridge flight over Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Fjord
This image taken by IceBridge survey flight over Saunders Island and Wolstenholme Fjord with Kap Atholl in the background, in April, 2013. Sea ice coverage
IceBridge Flight over Baffin Island
A flight over the stunning landscape of eastern Greenland’s Geikie Peninsula and a survey of a Canadian ice cap. IceBridge closed out the fourth week
Flying Low over Southeast Greenland
In this video you will see Greenland’s glaciers from 500 meters above the ice, from the cockpit of a NASA’s Operation IceBridge P-3B airborne laboratory
