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4052: Arctic Daily Sea Ice Concentration from March 2012 to February 2013
Daily Arctic Sea Ice from August/September 2007
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- Visualizations by:
- Greg Shirah
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In 2007, Arctic summer sea ice reached its lowest extent on record - nearly 25% less than the previous low set in 2005. At the end of each summer, the sea ice cover reaches its minimum extent and what is left is what is called the perennial ice cover which consists mainly of thick multi-year ice floes. The area of the perennial ice has been steadily decreasing since the satellite record began in 1979, at a rate of about 10% per decade. But the 2007 minimum, reached on September 14, is far below the previous record made in 2005 and is about 38% lower than the climatological average. Such a dramatic loss has implications for ecology, climate and industry as new shipping lanes open.
This visualization shows 2007 daily Arctic sea ice from from 1 August through 19 September.
This visualization shows 2007 daily Arctic sea ice from from 1 August through 19 September.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Thanks to Rob Gerston (GSFC) for providing the data.
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Animator
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
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Visualizer
- Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientist
- Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC)
Datasets used in this visualization
DMSP (Collected with the SSM/I sensor)
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Special Sensor Microwave Imager
See more visualizations using this data setComiso's Daily Sea Ice Concentration
Data Compilation
NASA/GSFC
08/01/2007 through 09/19/2007
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