Sea Ice Today
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Sea Ice Conditions Today
On this website you find sea ice datasets from satellite remote sensing observations produced at the University of Bremen. All datasets are research products provided without liability.
For more datasets, and in-depth information about sea ice and polar climate have a look at:
Daily AMSR2 Sea ice concentrations
Arctic |
Antarctic |
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Daily Ice Thickness and Sea Ice Extent Time Series
Merged SMOS and SMAP Thin Sea Ice Thickness |
Sea Ice Extent in the Arctic |
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 Click on the image to enlarge. 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 |
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 Click on the image to enlarge. 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). |