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	[Apr 2005] Antarctica B_15A iceberg

[Apr 2005] Antarctica B_15A iceberg

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Envisat: Antarctica B-15A iceberg monitoring in Ross Sea

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Annotated image:
(Courtesy: M. Frezzotti - ENEA)

Latest image:
(MERIS image at bottom of the page)

WSM
Acq. Date 19Feb2006

Map of Area:
Antarctica

Animation ASAR (WSM) of the collision between B-15A iceberg and Drygalski ice tongue

Animation ASAR (WSM) of the collision (zoom)

Animation ASAR (GMM) since Jan 2005 :

Animation ASAR (WSM) from Nov 2004 to Jan 2005 :

Annotated images :

Acq. Date 10January2005
Size 375km x 220km

Acq. Date 15April2005
Size 375km x 220km

Acq. Date 16May2005
Size 257km x 240km

Animation of ASAR Global Monitoring (GMM) images of Ross Sea.
Movie provided courtesy of " Nick Walker and David Simonin - Vexcel, UK."
Please click here to see the animation

Animation of ASAR Global Monitoring (GMM) images of Ross Sea since September 2004.
Movie provided courtesy of Leif - Toudal Pedersen, DTU, and ICEMON GMES project.
Please click here to see the animation

B15A iceberg photographed from the end of Drygalski ice tongue
(Courtesy: G. Napoli)

B-15A related bathymetry
Figure created by Jessica Walker, GIS Analyst, Raytheon Polar Services Company, for the U.S. Antarctic Program. Bathymetry data provided by Dr. Fred Davey (Davey, F.J. 2004. Ross Sea Bathymetry, 1:2,000,000, version 1.0. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences geophysical map 16. Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited, Lower Hutt, New Zealand); MODIS Imagery by NASA MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center, USA; and GPS data on iceberg motion by Antarctic Meteorological Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.