Ice Sheet Mass Balance Screensaver
The Ice Sheet Mass Balance screensaver ranks major ice sheets by their real published annual mass loss, from satellite gravity research. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Ice Sheet Mass Balance screensaver works
The saver displays a real, curated ranking of major ice sheets and glaciated regions by their published annual mass loss.
Each region shows its real reported mass loss, in gigatonnes per year.
The board refreshes periodically as new real satellite research is published.
No live feed is required — figures are a real, curated periodic snapshot.
A worked example
The Greenland ice sheet's real published annual mass loss appears exactly as measured by NASA and ESA satellite gravity missions.
Settings & tips
- Accent recolours the ranking bars.
- Figures are real satellite-derived measurements, not modeled estimates.
- The board updates as new real satellite research is published.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real satellite data?
- Yes — real, published findings from NASA and ESA satellite gravity-measurement missions.
- Is a key needed?
- No — figures are a curated real periodic snapshot.
- How is ice mass measured from space?
- Satellites detect real tiny changes in Earth's gravity caused by shifting ice mass.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.