Taking Landsat to the Extreme - Exploring Earth's Coldest Spots

Explore the coldest places on Earth in this 34-minute press conference from the AGU Fall Meeting 2013. Discover new insights into record-breaking cold temperatures, their locations, and the weather conditions that create them. Learn how multiple satellites, particularly the newly launched USGS-NASA Landsat 8, are providing fresh data on these extreme environments. Hear from experts Ted Scambos of the National Snow and Ice Data Center and James Irons, Landsat 8 project scientist from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, as they present updated findings on Earth's coldest spots and the challenges of surviving in such harsh conditions.

Fall Meeting 2013 Press Conference: Taking Landsat to the Extreme