Fjord in East Greenland Seen by NASA's Operation IceBridge

This view of the frozen fjord downstream of Violingletscher (Violin Glacier) in Østgrønland (East Greenland) was seen during an Operation IceBridge survey flight on April 5, 2014.

NASA’s Operation IceBridge images Earth's polar ice in unprecedented detail to better understand processes that connect the polar regions with the global climate system.

Operation IceBridge utilizes a highly specialized fleet of research aircraft and the most sophisticated suite of innovative science instruments ever assembled to characterize annual changes in thickness of sea ice, glaciers, and ice sheets.

In addition, Operation IceBridge collects critical data used to predict the response of earth’s polar ice to climate change and resulting sea-level rise.

IceBridge also helps bridge the gap in polar observations between NASA's ICESat satellite missions.

Image Credit: NASA/Michael Studinger