Earth ID: 11653

Instagram: Arctic Sea Ice Minimum 2014

Released on September 22, 2014

Sea ice acts as an air conditioner for the planet, reflecting energy from the Sun. On September 17, the Arctic sea ice reached its minimum extent for 2014. At 1.94 million square miles (5.02 million square kilometers), it’s the sixth lowest extent of the satellite record. With warmer temperatures and thinner, less resilient ice, the Arctic sea ice is on a downward trend.

Credits

Joy Ng (USRA): Producer
Walt Meier (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Nathan T. Kurtz (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Joy Ng (USRA): Narrator
Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Writer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Project Support

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Keywords:
SVS >> Ice
GCMD >> Location >> Arctic
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> Arctic Ice Thickness
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0