Satellite images provide real-time images of the ice conditions
Satellite images provide real-time images of the ice conditions
TerraSAR-X images, almost in real-time – processed at the DLR ground station in Neustrelitz and complete just one hour after they were acquired above the Antarctic. In the west of the radar images we see one-year-old ice (darker expanses), revealing distinct deformations around the Akademik Shokalskiy (light area); we also see larger floes with less pronounced deformations west of the ship. Open water is found to the northeast.
