Perennial Ice Cover: The Data (1978-2001)

  • Released Tuesday, December 31, 2002
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A view of the arctic perennial ice cover from 1978 to 2001. The rate of decline averages 9 percent per decade.

Movie of observed changes in perennial ice coverage.

Measured perennial ice in 1993.

Measured perennial ice in 1993.

Measured perennial ice in 2001.

Measured perennial ice in 2001.

Video slate image reads "Perennial Ice Cover: The Data (1978-2001) A view of the arctic perennial ice cover from 1978 to 2001. The rate of decline averages 9 percent per decade."

Video slate image reads "Perennial Ice Cover: The Data (1978-2001)

A view of the arctic perennial ice cover from 1978 to 2001. The rate of decline averages 9 percent per decade."

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This page was originally published on Tuesday, December 31, 2002.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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Papers used in this visualization

Comiso, J.C., Correlation and trend studies of the sea ice cover and surface temperatures in the Arctic, Annals of Glaciology, Volume 34, (In press, July 2002)

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