Live from the North Pole!

The North Pole web cam stopped regular transmission of images on May 31, but is still functional. The transmission of scientific data from adjacent instrumentation has not stopped, and the web cam has spontaneously resumed erratic transmissions of partial and occasionally full images. (Jun 22, 2009).

Photo during deployment operations. (April 10, 2009)	Photo during deployment operations. (April 12, 2009)

New! Web Cam animations:
2009 animations from web cams 1, large version (21MB)
2008 animations from web cams 1, 2, 3, 4
2007 animations from web cams 1, 2, 3
2006 animations from web cams 1, 3
2005 animations from web cam 8
2004 animations from web cams 1, 2
2003 animations from web cams 1, 2
2002 animations from web cam 1

To ensure animations play within a player (e.g. QuickTime) rather than the browser, right-click the animation link and download the .mov file to your computer. Double-click the .mov file to start the animation.

	• All images	Current	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
	• Moods of the North Pole	Current	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002
	• About the environment							2003	2002
	• About the instruments		2008				2004	2003	2002
	• About the web cam(s)		2008	2007	2006	2005		2003	2002
	• Weather data	Current	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002

• General information about:     • Web Cam Images     • Web Cams & what you see in the images     • North Pole environment. • Arctic Report Card 2007 - Tracking recent environmental changes • Surface melting/freezeup dates - as observed by the North Pole Web Cam • The short Arctic summer of 2004 • The puzzling Arctic summer of 2003 • About the snow and weather conditions • Daylight and Darkness at the North Pole

NOAA/PMEL's North Pole web cam deployments began in April 2002. The web cams operate during the Summer warmth and daylight (April - October) and are redeployed each Spring. The images from the cameras track the North Pole snow cover, weather conditions and the status of PMEL's North Pole instrumentation, which includes meteorological and ice sensors (seen in the camera images). The instruments typically contine to transmit data for months after the solar-powered web cams stop. The North Pole Web Cam team includes Bill Parker, Sigrid Salo, Tracey Nakamura, Nancy Soreide and Jim Overland.

Web Camera provided by Star Dot Technologies with technical support by Vance Kozik. System design by Oceantronics. Camera images are relayed via the Iridium satellite system. Images by NOAA/PMEL. If you wish to use these photographs, please contact arctic.webmaster@noaa.gov

The North Pole Web Cam is part of the North Pole Environmental Observatory, a joint National Science Foundation-sponsored effort by the Polar Science Center, / APL / UW, the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory / NOAA, the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center, Oregon State University, and Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.