Earth ID: 3370

Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Concentrations 1979-2006

Visualizations by Greg Shirah Released on September 13, 2006

This visualization shows the annual maximum amount of winter Arctic ice from 1979 to 2006. In 2005 and 2006, the winter ice maximum was about 6% smaller than the average winter ice over the 26 year period. The expected winter ice retreat is 1.5 to 2% loss per decade. The same data is also shown with a yellow region representing the cumulative or maximum extent of winter ice observed from 1979 to 2006.

Visualization Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

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Data Used:

DMSP/SSM/I

1979-2006

Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Special Sensor Microwave Imager

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Comiso's Yearly Maximum Sea Ice Concentration

Data Compilation - NASA/GSFC - 1979-2006

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Keywords:
DLESE >> Cryology
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Ice Extent
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0