{"id":453,"date":"2017-05-04T09:57:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T07:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/esa_satellites_track_antarctic_ice\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:28:23","slug":"esa_satellites_track_antarctic_ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/de\/esa_satellites_track_antarctic_ice\/","title":{"rendered":"ESA-Satelliten beobachten antarktisches Eis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Im Namen der Wissenschaft vermessen einige Erdbeobachtungssatelliten 30 Gletscher in der Antarktis. Dabei zeigt sich Besorgniserregendes: Jahr f\u00fcr Jahr verlieren die Gletscher mehr Eis. Das ist ein Anzeichen daf\u00fcr, dass unser Planet durch den Klimawandel immer w\u00e4rmer wird.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"A. Hogg\/CPOM\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/05\/Part_of_the_Western_Palmer_Land_glaciers\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2017\/05\/part_of_the_western_palmer_land_glaciers\/17897311-2-eng-GB\/Part_of_the_Western_Palmer_Land_glaciers.jpg\" alt=\"Part of the Western Palmer Land glaciers\"><figcaption>Ein Teil der Gletscher im Western Palmer Land<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Die 30 Gletscher befinden sich im Westteil von Palmerland. Hier dehnt sich das Eis gr\u00f6\u00dftenteils bis unter die Wasseroberfl\u00e4che aus. Schmilzt dieses st\u00fctzende Eis von unten her, so k\u00f6nnen gro\u00dfe Teile des Gletschers abbrechen und als Eisberge davontreiben. Wenn sie dann in w\u00e4rmere Gew\u00e4sser gelangen, k\u00f6nnten sie komplett schmelzen!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"ESA-Pierre Carril\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/05\/ESA_satellites_help_us_to_monitor_our_ever-changing_planet\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2017\/05\/esa_satellites_help_us_to_monitor_our_ever-changing_planet\/17905497-2-eng-GB\/ESA_satellites_help_us_to_monitor_our_ever-changing_planet.jpg\" alt=\"ESA satellites help us to monitor our ever-changing planet\"><figcaption>ESA-Satelliten helfen uns dabei, unseren sich st\u00e4ndig ver\u00e4ndernden Planeten zu beobachten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Satelliten \u00fcberwachen die Gletscher in der Antarktis bereits seit \u00fcber 20 Jahren, darunter auch ESA-Satelliten wie Envisat und Sentinel-1. Manchmal versperren Wolken die freie Sicht, doch dank Radarinstrumenten behalten sie die Gletscher trotzdem \u201eim Auge\u201c. Dennoch gab und gibt es immer wieder Zeiten und Orte, f\u00fcr die keine Satellitendaten vorliegen. Dann nutzen die Wissenschaftler komplexe Computersimulationen, um die Vorg\u00e4nge abzusch\u00e4tzen.<\/p>\n<p>ESA-Satelliten werden auch in Zukunft Gletscher beobachten, Fotos aufnehmen und Daten sammeln. Wenn sie es nicht t\u00e4ten, w\u00fcssten wir hier unten auf der Erde ja gar nicht, wie sich unser Planet ver\u00e4ndert und was wir dagegen unternehmen k\u00f6nnen!<\/p>\n<p><b>Interessante Tatsache:<\/b> 10% der Landfl\u00e4che der Erde sind von Gletschern bedeckt!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists have been using satellites in orbit around Earth to monitor a group of 30 frozen glaciers in Antarctica. 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