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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Concentration for 1979-2006
This animation shows the annual minimum Arctic sea ice extent and concentration from 1979 to 2006. Average climatology from 1979 to 2004 is shown as a yellow outline.
Yearly Arctic sea ice concentrations 1979 to 2006 (with dates and climatology average)
Yearly Arctic sea ice concentrations 1979 to 2006
![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 Sea ice climatology averages from 1979 to 2004](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Sea ice climatology averages from 1979 to 2004
![Arctic sea ice from Sep 14, 2006 (with climatology average) Arctic sea ice from Sep 14, 2006 (with climatology average)](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Arctic sea ice from Sep 14, 2006 (with climatology average)
![Arctic Sea ice from Sep 14, 2006 Arctic Sea ice from Sep 14, 2006](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Arctic Sea ice from Sep 14, 2006
![Arctic Sea ice from Sep 21, 1979 Arctic Sea ice from Sep 21, 1979](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Arctic Sea ice from Sep 21, 1979
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animator
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
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Scientist
- Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Tuesday, October 3, 2006.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT.
Datasets used in this visualization
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[DMSP: SSM/I]
ID: 11Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Special Sensor Microwave Imager
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September Sea Ice Concentration Anomaly [Nimbus-7: SSMR]
ID: 421 -
Comiso's September Minimum Sea Ice Concentration
ID: 540
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