The Climate Canary: Measuring Change on Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier

Explore the dynamics of Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier in this AGU GIFT Workshop presentation. Delve into the critical role of polar ice in global climate change, learning from experts about cutting-edge measurement techniques and data collection methods. Understand the differences between East and West Antarctica, compare them to Greenland, and examine the concept of mass balance in glaciers. Investigate how satellites and other technologies are used to monitor ice mass changes and their implications for sea level rise. Engage with hands-on activities that demonstrate glacier movement, mass loss through melting and calving, and the creation of bed maps and ice shelves. Analyze real data to grasp the concept of ablation zones and why Pine Island Glacier is considered a "climate canary." Gain valuable insights into the urgent need for monitoring and understanding polar ice dynamics in the context of global climate change.

Introduction
Polar Experts
What we do
What we use
East Antarctica
East Antarctica vs West Antarctica
Greenland
Florida
Mass Balance
Sea Ice
Global Change
Measuring Change
Satellites
Mass
Antarctica
Mass Loss
Sea Level Projections
Grandmothers Model
The Bottom Line
Ice Pod
Activity Overview
Background
What is a glacier
glaciers are constantly on the move
how a glacier can lose mass
melt and calving
data collection
bed map
ice shelves
climate canary
data
Graphing
Instant gratification
Ablation zones