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Sea Ice Minimum Concentration for 1979-2005
This animation shows the annual minimum sea ice extent and concentration for 25 years, from 1979 to 2005. Average climatology from 1979 to 2004 which is shown as a yellow outline is also included.

Three year moving average are shown from 1979-1981 through 2003-2005.


Yearly sea ice concentrations 1979 to 2005 (with dates and climatology average)    Yearly sea ice concentrations 1979 to 2005 (with dates and climatology average)
Duration: 21.0 seconds
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Yearly sea ice concentrations 1979 to 2005    Yearly sea ice concentrations 1979 to 2005

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Date overlay files corresponding to yearly sea ice    Date overlay files corresponding to yearly sea ice

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Sea ice climatology averages from 1979 to 2004 with 2 pixel wide line    Sea ice climatology averages from 1979 to 2004 with 2 pixel wide line

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Sea ice climatology averages from 1979 to 2004 with 5 pixel wide line    Sea ice climatology averages from 1979 to 2004 with 5 pixel wide line

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Sea ice from Sep 21, 1979    Sea ice from Sep 21, 1979

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Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005    Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005

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Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005 (with climatology outline)    Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005 (with climatology outline)

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Animation Number:3266
Animators:Greg Shirah (Lead)
 James W. Williams
Studio:SVS
Completed:2005-09-26
Scientist:Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC)
Instrument:DMSP/SSMI
Data sets:Blue Marble
 USGS/GTOPO30
 Comiso's September Minimum Sea Ice Concentration
Data Collected:1979-2005
Keywords:
SVS >> Ice
GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Ice Extent
 
 
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