Operation IceBridge
- 2010
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Here is the list of entries for Operation IceBridge based on the selected criteria.
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What Could go Wrong?
Nov 20, 2010 10:53:42 PM | Kathryn Hansen
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- One simple and irrefutable fact of airborne science is that things will go wrong. John Sonntag recounts challenges -- and successes -- of the 2010 Antarctic mission as it draws to a close.
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Media Day in Chile
Nov 17, 2010 10:29:43 PM | Kathryn Hansen
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- IceBridge scientists speak to Chilean and American media during video and audio teleconferences to explain Antarctic airborne science.
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Rollercoaster of Opportunity
Nov 14, 2010 07:09:12 AM | Kathryn Hansen
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- Weather conditions weren't perfect, but were the best the Antarctic Peninsula had seen in a month.
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Finishing the Arc
Nov 13, 2010 05:58:07 AM | Kathryn Hansen
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- After two and a half days of waiting for a replacement part to be delivered from the United States to Punta Arenas, the Operation IceBridge team is back in the air again.
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A Three-Hour Car Survey
Nov 10, 2010 03:23:21 PM | Kathryn Hansen
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- While the DC-8 team hustled to get an aircraft part shipped from L.A., others shifted their focus from the air to the ground.
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The LVIS 86 Pole Flight
Nov 05, 2010 01:40:46 PM | Kathryn Hansen
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- IceBridge flies around the South Pole to maximize data collected over previous obits from the Ice Cloud and land Elevation Satellite.
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Last Sea Ice Mission for 2010
Oct 31, 2010 11:16:28 PM | Kathryn Hansen
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- DC-8 Dodges Weather Systems to Survey Sea Ice in the Bellingshausen and Amundsen Seas
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Second Weddell Sea Ice Mission and CryoSat Underflight
Oct 29, 2010 01:09:11 PM | Kathryn Hansen
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- Nathan Kurtz writes about his second ever science flight to the polar regions during a mission Oct. 28 that flew over sea ice in the Weddell Sea and underneath an ice-observing satellite.
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Welcome to the Operation IceBridge 2010 Antarctic Campaign
Oct 21, 2010 11:15:20 AM | Kathryn Hansen
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- Over the next couple of weeks, IceBridge teams will fly with the DC-8 over Antarctica to measure changes in thickness of the sea ice and to monitor changes in the thickness of ice sheets and glaciers.
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Jakobshavn in 3D
May 27, 2010 06:57:39 AM | Ice Bridge
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- Last weekend's "no-fly" days allowed scientists time to process data, turning up this 3D image of Jakobshavn, one of Greenland's primary outlet glaciers.
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Ice Calves from Russell Glacier
May 20, 2010 03:57:15 PM | Ice Bridge
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- Scientists working with NASA's IceBridge mission observe ice breaking off from a glacier in Greenland.
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Notes From the Met Hut
May 17, 2010 01:52:18 PM | Ice Bridge
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- Similar to "the shack" in Thule, the "met hut" is where scientists manage the GPS ground station in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.
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An Inland Connection?
May 13, 2010 10:39:39 PM | Ice Bridge
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- An IceBridge flight explores the connection between Greenland's outlet glaciers and the inland ice sheet.
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Around Kanger
May 13, 2010 06:08:41 AM | Ice Bridge
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- What do scientists, engineers and flight crew do when they’re not flying? Take an photo tour around Kangerlussaq, Greenland.
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The Big Three
May 10, 2010 01:34:34 PM | Ice Bridge
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- Scientists aboard the P-3 survey two of Greenland's "big three" glaciers, responsible for a large amount of ice loss.
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Isolation
May 10, 2010 01:32:22 PM | Ice Bridge
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- A scenic IceBridge flight could show scientists how an "isolated" part of Greenland is changing.
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Moment of Truth at Summit Camp
Apr 22, 2010 06:32:30 AM | Ice Bridge
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- Christina Hammock and Sonja Wolter provide a look inside the life of a "Summit Camp techie."
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The IceBridge Routine
Apr 13, 2010 03:30:16 PM | Ice Bridge
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- Soaring above the stupendous Greenland Ice Sheet is a dream job for many, but there is no denying that even the unique can become routine -- and that's a good thing.
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Yes, It's Cold in Thule
Apr 21, 2010 09:03:32 AM | Ice Bridge
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- IceBridge's Colleen McIntosh answers a series of questions -- posed by a first-grade class -- about working in the Arctic.
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Zachariae and 79 North
Mar 31, 2010 01:20:01 PM | Ice Bridge
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- Photos from a low-altitude glacier flight over northeast Greenland
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Notes from The Shack
Mar 31, 2010 10:59:21 AM | Ice Bridge
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- For data analyst Colleen McIntosh, the office is a tiny shack in Thule, Greenland, with spectacular views
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Sea Ice in HD
Mar 31, 2010 10:58:27 AM | Ice Bridge
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- Video producer Michelle Williams reports from the field on filming and flying with IceBridge
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Calibrating in California
Mar 31, 2010 10:57:32 AM | Ice Bridge
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- Before the IceBridge crew flew to Thule, Greenland, they performed a test flight on March 17 in California to calibrate the aircraft's science instruments.
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NASA Readies for Spring 2010 Ice Bridge Campaign
Mar 31, 2010 10:55:34 AM | Ice Bridge
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- Scientists are returning to the Arctic this spring as part of the six-year Operation Ice Bridge mission -- the largest airborne survey of Earth's polar ice ever flown.
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