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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.    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.
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Sea ice minimum extent for 1979    Sea ice minimum extent for 1979

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1980    Sea ice minimum extent for 1980

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1981    Sea ice minimum extent for 1981

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1982    Sea ice minimum extent for 1982

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1983    Sea ice minimum extent for 1983

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1984    Sea ice minimum extent for 1984

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1985    Sea ice minimum extent for 1985

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1986    Sea ice minimum extent for 1986

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1987    Sea ice minimum extent for 1987

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1988    Sea ice minimum extent for 1988

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1989    Sea ice minimum extent for 1989

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1990    Sea ice minimum extent for 1990

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1991    Sea ice minimum extent for 1991

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1992    Sea ice minimum extent for 1992

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1993    Sea ice minimum extent for 1993

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1994    Sea ice minimum extent for 1994

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1995    Sea ice minimum extent for 1995

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1996    Sea ice minimum extent for 1996

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1997    Sea ice minimum extent for 1997

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1998    Sea ice minimum extent for 1998

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Sea ice minimum extent for 1999    Sea ice minimum extent for 1999

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Sea ice minimum extent for 2000    Sea ice minimum extent for 2000

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Sea ice minimum extent for 2001    Sea ice minimum extent for 2001

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Sea ice minimum extent for 2002    Sea ice minimum extent for 2002

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Sea ice minimum extent for 2003    Sea ice minimum extent for 2003

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Animation Number:2850
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
 GTOPO30
 Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation
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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