Ice in Motion - Decades of Satellite Images Illuminate Change

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Explore a 29-minute AGU Fall Meeting 2019 press conference examining decades of satellite imagery to illuminate ice changes in a warming climate. Discover time-lapse movies of Alaskan and Yukon glaciers over 47 years, new findings on Greenland glacier behavior over three decades, insights into Greenland Ice Sheet surface lake formation, and revelations about buried Antarctic meltwater. Learn from experts as they present their research on glacier dynamics, ice sheet interiors, and the impacts of climate change on Earth's cryosphere.

Syllabus

Intro
Welcome
Hubbard Glacier
Malaspina Glacier
Snow cover
Landslides
Climate change
Greenland glacier retreat
Greenland meltwater lakes
Importance of meltwater lakes
How we did it
Lakes
Lakes at higher elevations
More lakes at higher elevations
Summary
Devin D Meyer
Subsurface lakes in Antarctica
Melt water
How do lakes form
Doe lines
Ice shelf stability
George the 6 ice shelf
Blue lake
Conclusion
Questions