+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds   + Podcasts Previous Animation Next Animation Arctic Yearly Minimum Sea Ice Concentration 1979-2003 This animation shows the yearly minimum sea ice concentration from September for each year from 1979 through 2003. The average sea ice extent from 1979-2002 is outlined in orange.    This animation shows the yearly minimum sea ice concentration from September for each year from 1979 through 2003. Duration: 16.0 seconds Available formats:   720x480 (29.97 fps) Frames   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   13 MB   512x288 (30 fps) MPEG-1   7 MB   256x144 (30 fps) MPEG-1   1 MB   320x180     JPEG         9 KB   320x180     JPEG         8 KB How to play our movies    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1979 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1980 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1981 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1982 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1983 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1984 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1985 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1986 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1987 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1988 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1989 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1990 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1991 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1992 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1993 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1994 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1995 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1996 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1997 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1998 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1999 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2000 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2001 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2002 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB    An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2003 (September) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 7 MB   160 x 80           PNG       23 KB   320 x 240         JPEG     11 KB   80 x 40             PNG         7 KB Animation Number: 2926 Completed: 2004-04-08 Animator: Cindy Starr (GST) (Lead) Scientist: Walt Meier (NSIDC) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: DMSP/SSM/I   DMSP/SSM/I/15% Mean Sea Ice Extent Contour for September   Nimbus-7/SSMR/Passive Microwave Data (15% Mean Sea Ice Extent Contour for September from 1979-2002)   DMSP/SSM/I/September Mean Sea Ice Concentration   DMSP/SSM/I/September Mean Sea Ice Concentration Series: Cryosphere 2004 Keywords: DLESE >> Cryology SVS >> Sea Ice GCMD >> Location >> Arctic     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: SVS Contact: Curator: