A newer version of this visualization is available.
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 Yearly sea ice concentrations 1979 to 2005](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Yearly sea ice concentrations 1979 to 2005
![Date overlay files corresponding to yearly sea ice Date overlay files corresponding to yearly sea ice](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Date overlay files corresponding to yearly sea ice
![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](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Sea ice climatology averages from 1979 to 2004 with 2 pixel wide line
![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](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Sea ice climatology averages from 1979 to 2004 with 5 pixel wide line
![Sea ice from Sep 21, 1979 Sea ice from Sep 21, 1979](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Sea ice from Sep 21, 1979
![Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005 Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005
![Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005 (with climatology outline) Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005 (with climatology outline)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Sea ice from Sep 21, 2005 (with climatology outline)
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
-
Animators
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- James W. Williams (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
-
Scientist
- Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Tuesday, September 27, 2005.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.
Missions
This visualization is related to the following missions:Datasets used in this visualization
-
[DMSP: SSM/I]
ID: 11Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Special Sensor Microwave Imager
See all pages that use this dataset -
Blue Marble [Aqua: MODIS]
ID: 252Credit: The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
See all pages that use this dataset -
[GTOPO30]
ID: 415 -
Blue Marble [Terra: MODIS]
ID: 492Credit: The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).
See all pages that use this dataset -
Comiso's September Minimum Sea Ice Concentration
ID: 540
Note: While we identify the data sets used in these visualizations, we do not store any further details, nor the data sets themselves on our site.