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Arctic Sea Ice Four Year Moving Average
This visualization was created in support of the October 2003 Cryosphere Earth Science Update (ESU).

This animation shows a moving four year average of annual minimum sea ice extent and concentration from 1979-1982 through 2000-2003.    This animation shows a moving four year average of annual minimum sea ice extent and concentration from 1979-1982 through 2000-2003.
Duration: 14.0 seconds
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Average of sea ice minumum extent from 2000 through 2003    Average of sea ice minumum extent from 2000 through 2003

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Average of sea ice minumum extent from 1979 to 1982    Average of sea ice minumum extent from 1979 to 1982

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Animation Number:2849
Completed:2003-10-15
Animators:Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead)
 James W. Williams (GST)
 Cindy Starr (GST)
Scientist:Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:DMSP/SSM/I (1979-2003)
 Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation
Data Collected:DMSP/SSMI: 1979-2003
Series:Cryosphere 2003
Keywords:
SVS >> Ice
More Information on this topic available at:
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/1023esuice.html
Science paper:A rapidly declining perennial sea ice cover in the Arctic, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 29, No. 20, October 2002.
 
 
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