AMSR2 2018 Minimum Arctic Sea Ice Extent

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Animation of Maximum to Minimum Arctic Sea Ice Extent, 2018, with 30-Year Average

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) provides many water-related products derived from data acquired by the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) instrument aboard the Global Change Observation Mission 1st-Water "SHIZUKU" (GCOM-W1) satellite. Two JAXA datasets used in this animation are the 10-km daily sea ice concentration and the 10 km daily 89 GHz Brightness Temperature.

In this animation, the daily Arctic sea ice and seasonal land cover change progress through time, from March 17, 2018 through September 23, 2018, when the ice reaches its annual minimum extent. Over the water, Arctic sea ice changes from day to day showing a running 3-day minimum sea ice concentration in the region where the concentration is greater than 15%. The blueish white colour of the sea ice is derived from a 3-day running minimum of the AMSR2 89 GHz brightness temperature. Over the land, monthly data from the seasonal Blue Marble Next Generation fades slowly from month to month.

Animation of Maximum to Minimum Sea Ice Extent, 2018

Animation of Maximum to Minimum Sea Ice Extent, 2018, No Dates

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Print-Resolution Still Image of 2018 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Extent, With 30-Year Average

Print-Resolution Still Image of 2018 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Extent, With 30-Year Average

Print-Resolution Still Image of 2018 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum

Print-Resolution Still Image of 2018 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum

Print-Resolution Still Image of 2018 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Extent, With 30-Year Average, No Labels

Print-Resolution Still Image of 2018 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Extent, With 30-Year Average, No Labels

Print-Resolution Still Image of 2018 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum, No Labels

Print-Resolution Still Image of 2018 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum, No Labels

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This page was originally published on Thursday, September 27, 2018.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:46 PM EDT.

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Datasets used in this visualization

  • BMNG (Blue Marble: Next Generation) [Terra and Aqua: MODIS]

    ID: 508
    Sensor: MODIS Dates used: 2004

    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 Dates used: 3/17/2018-9/23/2018

    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 Dates used: 3/172018-9/23/2018

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

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