The Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica viewed from NASA's DC-8 aircraft during the AirSAR 2004 campaign.
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The Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica viewed from NASA’s DC-8 aircraft during the AirSAR 2004 campaign. During the deployment data were collected over Central and South America and Antarctica. During the approximately 100 flight hours, AirSAR acquired polarimetric and/or interferometric data along a 20,000 km track, or about 200,000 sq. km of data over 40 sites for 30 scientists. AirSAR collected data related to the following NASA science programs: Cryospheric Science; Land Cover/Land Use Change; Natural Hazards; Physical Oceanography; Terrestrial Ecology; and Hydrology.
March 16, 2004
NASA Photo / Jim Ross