The data is from NASA, but the analysis was all done by cheddar-head Earth sciences geeks — up in Madison.
Here’s the story — and a cool animation of the findings, at the bottom:
…Earth’s frozen poles are releasing an enormous flow of invisible heat—and NASA can finally measure it.
And at the top and bottom of the planet, the seasons arrive on a schedule all their own. Satellite data from a mission measuring infrared energy reveal just how differently — and how dramatically — surface temperatures swing across two full years at the poles….
In this animation, surface temperatures across the Arctic and Antarctic pulse between cold (dark blue) and milder to warm (lighter blue to red). Data for the animation come from NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) satellites. The mission’s twin CubeSats began collecting science data in July 2024 and have now captured two complete seasonal cycles at each pole.
For two years, NASA’s twin PREFIRE satellites have observed seasonal temperature changes across the Arctic and Antarctic. Their instruments detect far-infrared radiation: an invisible form of energy responsible for nearly 60 percent of the heat Earth loses to space.
By revealing how energy moves through the planet’s coldest regions, PREFIRE could improve predictions of weather, climate, sea ice and ice-sheet stability.
The invisible is finally becoming visible….
Now you know. Onward — and, thanks — you Badgers!
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