The Antarctica Ice Sheets, at least where they used to be !

Changes in the extent and stability of Antarctic ice shelves prompted NSIDC to begin a monitoring program of the major ice streams and outlet glaciers along the Antarctic coast. (click here).

This archive spans back to the late 1980's. We began by using data from the AVHRR Polar 1km data set and in 2001 switched to MODIS level 1B data. Currently 19 areas are being monitored year round. This archive is a selected subset of scenes, generally the clearest and most informative scenes available.

Citing these data: Scambos, T., J. Bohlander, and B. Raup, compilers. 2001, updated current year. Images of Antarctic ice shelves. Boulder, CO: National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Digital media.

For more information on this data set contact NSIDC User Services.