+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server Previous Animation Next Animation Sea Ice Minimum Extent for 1979-2003 This visualization was created in support of the October 2003 Cryosphere Earth Science Update (ESU).    This animation shows the annual minimum sea ice extent and concentration for 24 years, from 1979 to 2003. The year 2002 showed lowest level of sea ice on record. Duration: 20.0 seconds Available formats:   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   10 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   17 MB   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   2 MB   320x240     JPEG         13 KB   160x80       PNG           23 KB   80x40         PNG           6 KB How to play our movies    Sea ice minimum extent for 1979 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB   160 x 80           PNG 23 KB   80 x 40             PNG   7 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1980 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1981 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1982 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1983 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1984 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1985 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1986 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1987 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1988 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 13 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1989 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1990 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1991 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1992 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1993 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1994 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 13 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1995 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1996 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1997 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1998 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 1999 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 2000 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 2001 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 2002 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB    Sea ice minimum extent for 2003 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG 12 KB Animation Number: 2850 Animators: Greg Shirah (Lead)   James W. Williams   Cindy Starr Studio: SVS Completed: 2003-10-15 Scientist: Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC) Instrument: DMSP/SSMI Data sets: Blue Marble   USGS/GTOPO30 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.     Please give credit for this visualization to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: SVS Contact: Curator: