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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.
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1979 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1979 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1979 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1980 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1980 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1980 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1981 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1981 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1981 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1982 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1982 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1982 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1983 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1983 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1983 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1984 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1984 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1984 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1985 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1985 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1985 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1986 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1986 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1986 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1987 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1987 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1987 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1988 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1988 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1988 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1989 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1989 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1989 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1990 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1990 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1990 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1991 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1991 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1991 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1992 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1992 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1992 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1993 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1993 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1993 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1994 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1994 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1994 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1995 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1995 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1995 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1996 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1996 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1996 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1997 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1997 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1997 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1998 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1998 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1998 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1999 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1999 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 1999 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2000 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2000 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2000 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2001 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2001 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2001 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2002 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2002 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2002 (September)
![An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2003 (September) An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2003 (September)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
An image of the minimum sea ice concentration in 2003 (September)
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Visualizer
- Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientist
- Walt Meier (NSIDC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Tuesday, June 13, 2006.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT.
Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Datasets used in this visualization
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Passive Microwave Data (15% Mean Sea Ice Extent Contour for September) [DMSP: SSM/I]
ID: 287 -
Passive Microwave Data (15% Mean Sea Ice Extent Contour for September) [Nimbus-7: SSMR]
ID: 419 -
September Mean Sea Ice Concentration [DMSP: SSM/I]
ID: 574
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