Arctic Sea Ice Four Year Moving Average
This visualization was created in support of the October 2003 Cryosphere Earth Science Update (ESU).
This animation shows a moving four year average of annual minimum sea ice extent and concentration from 1979-1982 through 2000-2003.
![Average of sea ice minumum extent from 2000 through 2003 Average of sea ice minumum extent from 2000 through 2003](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Average of sea ice minumum extent from 2000 through 2003
![Average of sea ice minumum extent from 1979 to 1982 Average of sea ice minumum extent from 1979 to 1982](/static/svs/images/no_preview_web_black.png)
Average of sea ice minumum extent from 1979 to 1982
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
The Blue Marble Next Generation data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC) and NASA's Earth Observatory.
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Animators
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- James W. Williams (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Visualizer
- Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
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Scientist
- Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC)
Release date
This page was originally published on Friday, November 7, 2003.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT.
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This page can be found in the following series:Related papers
A rapidly declining perennial sea ice cover in the Arctic, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 29, No. 20, October 2002.
A rapidly declining perennial sea ice cover in the Arctic, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 29, No. 20, October 2002.
Datasets used
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[DMSP: SSM/I]
ID: 11Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Special Sensor Microwave Imager
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BMNG (Blue Marble: Next Generation) [Terra and Aqua: MODIS]
ID: 508Credit: 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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