Earth  ID: 10353

Sea Ice 2008

Released on September 25, 2008
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Arctic sea ice declined this summer to its second smallest extent in the satellite era, suggesting that the record set in 2007 may not have been an anomaly. If recent trends in the melt rate continue, we could see a virtually ice-free Arctic each summer much sooner than previously thought.

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Credits

Susan Twardy (HTSI): Lead Animator
Stefanie Misztal (UMBC): Video Editor
Jefferson Beck (UMBC): Video Editor
Jefferson Beck (UMBC): Narrator
Jefferson Beck (UMBC): Producer
Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Ryan Fitzgibbons (UMBC): Videographer
Jefferson Beck (UMBC): Writer
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Photo Credit Robert Massim and Ted Scambos, NSIDC


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Mission:
Polar

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Aqua/AMSR-E
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Narrated Movies
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Goddard TV Tape:
G2008-116HD -- Sea Ice 2008

Keywords:
SVS >> Climate
DLESE >> Cryology
SVS >> Global Warming
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Physical oceanography
SVS >> Polar Ice
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Sea Ice
GCMD >> Location >> Arctic Ocean
GCMD >> Location >> Arctic
GCMD >> Location >> Polar
SVS >> Edited Feature
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> Voice Over Talent
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0