Arctic Sea Ice 2020-2021, Domemaster Format

  • Released Saturday, May 22, 2021
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Full visualization, all elements, 30 fps.

This visualzation depicts changes in Arctic sea ice extent during 2020 and 2021, in domemaster format, derived from NASA's AMSR2 instrument about JAXA's SHIZUKU (GCOM-W1) satellite. The video here is appropriate for use in planetarium shows and other hemispherical displays.

Earth layer only, 60 fps.

Star layer only, 60 fps.

Dates only, 60 fps.

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Datasets used

  • BMNG (Blue Marble: Next Generation) [Terra and Aqua: MODIS]

    ID: 508
    Sensor: MODIS

    Credit: The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).

    This dataset can be found at: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/

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  • 10 km Daily Sea Ice Concentration [SHIZUKU (GCOM-W1): AMSR2]

    ID: 795
    Type: Observed Data Sensor: AMSR2 Collected by: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

    Credit: AMSR2 data courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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  • 10 km Daily 89 GHz Brightness Temperature [SHIZUKU (GCOM-W1): AMSR2]

    ID: 796
    Type: Observed Data Sensor: AMSR2 Collected by: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

    Credit: AMSR2 data courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

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This page was originally published on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 12:19 AM EDT.