Temporary AMSR2 data gap until 21 August

Because of maintenance work at the JAXA data portal, the AMSR2 data from 18 to 20 August will be delayed until 21 August. Therefore, the sea ice concentration  maps shown here are from 17 August. We expect to reprocess the missing data on 21 August.
However, similar data (sea ice concentration of the Arctic and Antarctic, 3.125 km and 6.25 km gridding) based on the new sensor AMSR3, can be found here

Daily AMSR2 Sea ice concentrations

Arctic

Antarctic

Daily Ice Thickness and Sea Ice Extent Time Series

Merged SMOS and SMAP Thin Sea Ice Thickness

Sea Ice Extent in the Arctic
thickness of thin sea ice Diagram: Arctic sea ice extent during previous 6 years
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Seasonal cycle of Arctic sea ice extent (total area of at least 15% ice concentration) for the last 6 years and the minimum year 2012 in comparison to the long-term average (1972–today; dashed line).

RV Polarstern and Sea Ice Extent Time Series

Polarstern Current Position

Sea Ice Extent in the Antarctic
RV Polarstern Diagram: Antarctic sea ice extent during previous 6 years
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Seasonal cycle of Antarctic sea ice extent (total area of at least 15% ice concentration) for the last 7 years (colored lines) in comparison to the long-term average (1973–today; dashed line).