ISS002 Earth Sciences Results Briefing, 14 February, 2002

ISS002 Earth Sciences Results Briefing
February 14, 2002

GLACIERS AND ICE

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ISS002-708-71 Canadian Rockies: Lake McNaughton, British Columbia - This segment of the 170-km long lake includes a major course change for the Columbia River as it escapes the Canadian Rockies. The river actually enters the lake from the southeast (lower right) and exits the lake southward (near the top of this photo). Small, retreating glaciers and their moraine features are found to either side of the lake.

ISS002-709-30 Canadian Rockies: Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada - A complex of fiords drains the once heavily glaciated Frasier Plateau of southern British Columbia. The Dean and Bella Coola Rivers empty into the Dean and Burke Channels near the northeastern end of King Island.

ISS002-700-25 Chile: Eastern Flank of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile - A series of outflow glaciers feed numerous turbid rivers, streams, and lakes on the east side of the Chilean Andes. In this context photo, the three largest glaciers here from top to bottom are: Nef, Rio de la Colonia, and Pared Norte.

ISS002-700-22 Chile: Rio de la Colonia and Nef Glaciers, Chile - In this more detailed photo, lateral moraines containing glacier eroded material are visible as long flowing streaks on the glaciers. Also note the small pieces of ice on the turbid lake at the foot of Nef Glacier (upper).

ISS002-709-C Tropical Glaciers: Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: This 19,000 ft volcanic peak is located in Northern Tanzania, near the border with Kenya. The mountain's ice cap and small glacier features, visible here, are the subject of intense investigation and measurement by glaciologists and climatologists. It is estimated that 85% of the ice mass has been lost since 1912 and that it may all but vanish in another 15 years.

ISS002-702-14 Tropical Glaciers: Central Andean Ice Field, Peru: One of several small ice fields located north and west of Lake Titicaca. The green lowlands of the Amazonian Basin are mostly in cloud. Even though they are frequently cloud covered, such masses of ice and their very small glaciers located in the tropics are sensitive indicators global atmospheric temperature changes.

ISS002-733-57 Southern Ocean Icebergs.

ISS002-E-7002 Bouvet Island (Territory of Norway), South Atlantic Ocean (54.4S 3.4E) - This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. Discovered in 1739, it has and area of 58.5 sq km and a maximum elevation of 935m.

ISS002-701-252 St. Lawrence Ice: Labrador Sea Ice - A large, fractured mass of sea ice, driven by wind and tide brushes Fogo Island (bottom left) located in the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland. Note the small dragon's head formation, right center.

ISS002-701-257 St. Lawrence Ice: Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland - Winds and tides often drive large patches of sea ice southeastward and shattering them along the rugged coasts of Labrador and Newfoundland. Significant hazards to navigation, these masses often assume bizarre shapes like the dragon's head near the center of the frame.

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ISS002-708-71	Canadian Rockies: Lake McNaughton, British Columbia - This segment of the 170-km long lake includes a major course change for the Columbia River as it escapes the Canadian Rockies. The river actually enters the lake from the southeast (lower right) and exits the lake southward (near the top of this photo). Small, retreating glaciers and their moraine features are found to either side of the lake.
ISS002-709-30	Canadian Rockies: Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada - A complex of fiords drains the once heavily glaciated Frasier Plateau of southern British Columbia. The Dean and Bella Coola Rivers empty into the Dean and Burke Channels near the northeastern end of King Island.
ISS002-700-25	Chile: Eastern Flank of the Northern Patagonian Ice Field, Chile - A series of outflow glaciers feed numerous turbid rivers, streams, and lakes on the east side of the Chilean Andes. In this context photo, the three largest glaciers here from top to bottom are: Nef, Rio de la Colonia, and Pared Norte.
ISS002-700-22	Chile: Rio de la Colonia and Nef Glaciers, Chile - In this more detailed photo, lateral moraines containing glacier eroded material are visible as long flowing streaks on the glaciers. Also note the small pieces of ice on the turbid lake at the foot of Nef Glacier (upper).
ISS002-709-C	Tropical Glaciers: Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: This 19,000 ft volcanic peak is located in Northern Tanzania, near the border with Kenya. The mountain's ice cap and small glacier features, visible here, are the subject of intense investigation and measurement by glaciologists and climatologists. It is estimated that 85% of the ice mass has been lost since 1912 and that it may all but vanish in another 15 years.
ISS002-702-14	Tropical Glaciers: Central Andean Ice Field, Peru: One of several small ice fields located north and west of Lake Titicaca. The green lowlands of the Amazonian Basin are mostly in cloud. Even though they are frequently cloud covered, such masses of ice and their very small glaciers located in the tropics are sensitive indicators global atmospheric temperature changes.
ISS002-733-57	Southern Ocean Icebergs.
ISS002-E-7002	Bouvet Island (Territory of Norway), South Atlantic Ocean (54.4S 3.4E) - This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. Discovered in 1739, it has and area of 58.5 sq km and a maximum elevation of 935m.
ISS002-701-252	St. Lawrence Ice: Labrador Sea Ice - A large, fractured mass of sea ice, driven by wind and tide brushes Fogo Island (bottom left) located in the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland. Note the small dragon's head formation, right center.
ISS002-701-257	St. Lawrence Ice: Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland - Winds and tides often drive large patches of sea ice southeastward and shattering them along the rugged coasts of Labrador and Newfoundland. Significant hazards to navigation, these masses often assume bizarre shapes like the dragon's head near the center of the frame.

This service is provided by the International Space Station program and the JSC Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate. Recommended Citation: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." .
	NASA Responsible Official: Susan Runco Curator: jsc-earthweb@mail.nasa.gov Contributors: Earth Sciences Web Team	National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	International Space Station National Laboratory Last Update:
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