Pulse of Snow and Sea Ice

Seasonal snow cover and sea ice across the globe from September 2010 to August 2011 This set of frames provides the background layer only of the seasonal snow cover and sea ice across the globe from September 2010 to August 2011. This set of frames provides the dates layer only of the seasonal snow cover and sea ice across the globe from September 2010 to August 2011. North America sea ice and snow cover from September 2010 to August 2011 This set of frames provides the background layer only of the North America sea ice and snow cover from September 2010 to August 2011 This set of frames provides the dates layer only of the North America sea ice and snow cover from September 2010 to August 2011 Data from NASA's AMSR-E instrument captures the connected patterns of snow and sea ice cover in Baffin and Hudson Bay from September 2010 to August 2011 This set of frames provides the background layer only with alpha channel of the snow and sea ice cover in Baffin and Hudson Bay from September 2010 to August 2011. This set of frames provides the dates layer only with alpha channel of the snow and sea ice cover in Baffin and Hudson Bay from September 2010 to August 2011. Related pages

For complete transcript, click here. This is a version of the video without music.For complete transcript, click here. The Arctic and the Antarctic are regions that have a lot of ice and acts as air conditioners for the Earth system. This year, Antarctic sea ice reached a record maximum extent while the Arctic reached a minimum extent in the top ten lowest since satellite records began. One reason we are seeing differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic is due to their different geographies. As for what's causing the sea increase in the Antarctic, scientists are also studying ocean temperatures, possible changes in wind direction and, overall, how the region is responding to changes in the climate.Here is the YouTube video. For More InformationSee [http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/antarctic-sea-ice-reaches-new-record-maximum](http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/antarctic-sea-ice-reaches-new-record-maximum) Related pages

LEAD: Antarctic sea ice grows to new record. 1. The donut of floating sea ice surrounding Antarctica froze to a new record of nearly 7.8 million square miles. 2. Scientists suspect changing global winds around Antarctica and the ozone hole are the primary causes.3. Most of this southern sea ice melts each summer.TAG: Since 1980, the Antarctic has gained about 7 thousand square miles of ice each winter, while the Arctic has lost nearly 3 times that amount. For More InformationSee [http://www.nasa.gov/earthrightnow](http://www.nasa.gov/earthrightnow) Related pages