+ Visit NASA.gov + Advanced Search   + About the Server   + Animation List   + How to Use the Server   + RSS Feeds Previous Animation Next Animation Arctic Monthly Average Sea Ice Climatology Sea ice advances and retreats in concert with the seasons. Monthly sea ice climatology is created by averaging the sea ice for each month over a period of many years. This animation shows the monthly average sea ice climatology over the Arctic region derived from years 1979 through 2002.    This animation shows monthly average sea ice climatology from September through August displayed at a rate of two months per second. The month is shown in the upper right corner. Duration: 6.0 seconds Available formats:   1280x720 (29.97 fps) Frames (MonthlySeaIceConcWmonthOverlay)   720x480 (29.97 fps) Frames (MonthlySeaIceConcWmonthOverlay)   320x180     PNG           268 KB   160x80       PNG           68 KB   80x40         PNG           18 KB   256x144 (30 fps) MPEG-1   432 KB   512x288 (30 fps) MPEG-1   968 KB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   2 MB   1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   3 MB   1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   11 MB How to play our movies    This element contains the monthly sea ice concentration without the text overlay indicating the month. Duration: 6.0 seconds Available formats:   1280x720 (29.97 fps) Frames (MonthlySeaIceConc)   320x180     PNG           267 KB   720x405 (30 fps) MPEG-4   5 MB   1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   11 MB   1280x720 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   3 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   2 MB How to play our movies    This element contains the text overlay indicating the month. Available formats:   1280x720 (29.97 fps) Frames (MonthOverlay)   320x180     PNG           2 KB How to play our movies    This still image shows the monthly sea ice climatology for March. Available formats:   2560 x 1440     TIFF 3 MB   320 x 180         PNG 55 KB Animation Number: 3367 Animators: Cindy Starr (SVS) (Lead)   Stuart A. Snodgrass (SVS) Completed: 2006-08-13 Scientists: Waleed Abdalati (NASA/HQ)   Walt Meier (NSIDC) Instrument: DMSP/SSMI Data set: Monthly Sea Ice Concentration Climatology from 1979-2002 Data Collected: 1979-2002 Series: NASM2006 Goddard TV Tape: G2007-001HD -- NASA's HD Climate Change Resource Tape Keywords: DLESE >> Climatology DLESE >> Cryology SVS >> HDTV SVS >> Sea Ice GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Hydrosphere >> Snow/Ice GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Ice Growth/Melt GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Sea Ice Concentration GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Sea Ice Motion GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Ice Growth/Melt GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Ice Motion GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Hydrosphere >> Snow/Ice >> Ice Motion GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Oceans >> Sea Ice >> Ice Growth/Melt GCMD >> Location >> Arctic     Please give credit for this item to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC). Back to Top + Privacy Policy and Important Notices + Reproduction Guidelines NASA Official: SVS Contact: Curator: