Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice

Overview

Sea ice cover is a key indicator of the Earth's polar climate system.

See also these vital signs from climate.nasa.gov:

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Varied sea ice
Sea ice can take many forms, as seen in this image of Arctic sea ice from the DMS instrument from a recent Operation IceBridge aerial survey. Varying thicknesses of sea ice are shown here, from thin, nearly transparent layers to thicker, older sea ice covered with snow.
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East Coast of Greenland Terra MODIS Aug. 17, 2012
Sea ice swirls in ocean currents off the east coast of Greenland on Aug. 17, 2012, as seen by the MODIS instrument on board the Terra satellite. Greenland's ice sheet and outlet glaciers can also be seen at left.
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Video of sea ice leads from Helheim Kangerdlugssuaq region
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Interview with NASA Goddard research scientist Josefino Comiso
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1248x702 QuickTime 227 MB For complete transcript, click here
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Arctic sea ice live shots 2013
August 23, 2013
On Friday August 23, 2013, scientists at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center talked to television stations from around the country about the Arctic and the changes taking place to sea ice in this region. See below for interviews in English with Tom Wagner and Walt Meier, an interview in Spanish with Carlos del Castillo, and footage and data visualizations of sea ice.For more information please click here. ||
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