Maximum Antarctic Sea Ice 2015

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Above is an image of the Antarctic sea ice on October 6, 2015, the day on which it reached its annual maximum extent. The date is also displayed.

Above is an image of the Antarctic sea ice on October 6, 2015, the day on which it reached its annual maximum extent. The date is also displayed.

The Antarctic sea ice reached its annual maximum extent on October 6, 2015. The images shown here portray the sea ice as it was observed by the AMSR2 instrument onboard the Japanese Suzaku satellite. The opacity of the sea ice is derived from the AMSR2 sea ice concentration. The blueish white color of the sea ice is derived from the AMSR2 89 GHz brightness temperature. In some of the images, a thin red line demarks the average maximum sea ice extent from 1981 through 2010. The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica is shown over the continent.

This visualization shows the growth of the Antarctic sea ice beginning on the day of its annual minimum extent, February 20, 2015, and running through the date of its annual maximum extent, October 6, 2015.

Above is an image of the Antarctic sea ice on October 6, 2015, the day on which it reached its maximum annual extent.

Above is an image of the Antarctic sea ice on October 6, 2015, the day on which it reached its maximum annual extent.

Above is an image of the Antarctic sea ice on October 6, 2015, the day on which it reached its maximum annual extent. The red line indicates the average annual maximum extent from 1981 through 2010. The date is also shown.

Above is an image of the Antarctic sea ice on October 6, 2015, the day on which it reached its maximum annual extent. The red line indicates the average annual maximum extent from 1981 through 2010. The date is also shown.

Above is an image of the Antarctic sea ice on October 6, 2015, the day on which it reached its maximum annual extent. The red line indicates the average maximum extent line from 1981 through 2010.

Above is an image of the Antarctic sea ice on October 6, 2015, the day on which it reached its maximum annual extent. The red line indicates the average maximum extent line from 1981 through 2010.

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This page was originally published on Tuesday, October 20, 2015.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 12:05 AM EDT.

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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 Dates used: 09/08/2015

    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 Dates used: 09/08/2015

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

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