Lori Perkins, Dorothy Hall, NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA/GSFC
This animation shows glacier recesion at the Breidamerkurjokull glacier in Iceland. The data from 1973 is taken from Landsat 1 and the 2000 data is from Landsat 7. The Breidamerkurjokull glacier in Iceland has been measured by Landsat to be receding since 1973. The glacierologists in Iceland and here
at Nasas Goddard Space Flight Center have measured the recession throughout the entire glacier and found different rates of recession in different areas. In genral, the glacier seems to be receding at about 2% annually.
It is extremely controversial whether this recession is caused by global warming.
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Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Hydrology Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional Theme: Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Hydrology/Hydrogeology, Atmospheric Science, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:WaterKeywords: Glacier, Breidamerkurjokull, GCMD--Location--Iceland, Recession, Landsat-1-MSS, Landsat-7-ETM+
