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Coastal change

Danube Delta change detection Oil spills

Deforestation

Bardia National Park Congo River Basin Kameng-Sonitpur Elephant Reserve Kilimanjaro Rondonia Shillong and Guwahati

Ice

Antarctica 2003 Climate change and glaciers Glacier analysis using radar imagery Glacial retreat in the Alps Glacier Ice Flow Monitoring of glaciers in the Himalayas Remote sensing of ice and snow

Urbanisation

Cairo City of Kathmandu Córdoba Himalayas Kathmandu Valley Lagos

Vegetation

Annapurna Conservation Area Lost in the Andes Ngorongoro Conservation Area Niger Inland Delta Vegetation in South America

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The Antarctica 2003 expedition - Background

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Antarctica 2003.

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This ERS radar image shows an airport, roads, buildings and grassland.

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A radar image from a coastal image. When crossing the sea, wind speed changes. This is visible in grey tones: the brighter the pixel the higher the windspeed.

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One of the largest glaciers of Antarctica: the Lambert glacier. The image size is 400 km across.

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ASAR image acquired 21 November 2003, showing an 424 x 445km area of the Antarctic coast the total solar eclipse was due to occur in. Note the area of bright points representing glacier-calved icebergs towards the centre of the image; this region is where the Kapitan Khlebnikov icebreaker was located by 23 November. Envisat and Meteosat satellite images have been provided to the Antarctica 2003 team throughout their voyage.

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Sea ice types

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Example of interpretation of different ice types

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Example of interpretation of different ice types.

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Antarctica 2003 expedition

Introduction

Exercises

Introduction Exercise 1 - Accompany a classmate Exercise 2 - Guide the icebreaker through the ice using images and maps Exercise 3 - Guide the icebreaker through the ice using a computer Exercise 4 - Help, the icebreaker is stuck!