Previous Animation Next Animation Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Concentrations 1979-2006 This visualization shows the annual maximum amount of winter Arctic ice from 1979 to 2006. In 2005 and 2006, the winter ice maximum was about 6% smaller than the average winter ice over the 26 year period. The expected winter ice retreat is 1.5 to 2% loss per decade. The same data is also shown with a yellow region representing the cumulative or maximum extent of winter ice observed from 1979 to 2006.    Arctic sea ice maximum extent 1979-2006 Duration: 22.0 seconds Available formats:   720x486 (30 fps) Frames (Sea ice max)   320x216     PNG           85 KB   160x80       PNG           21 KB   80x40         PNG           6 KB   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   2 MB   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   6 MB   720x480 (30 fps) MPEG-2   7 MB   640x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   9 MB   320x240 (30 fps) X-FLV       896 KB How to play our movies    Arctic sea ice maximum extent (1979-2006) with solid cumulative area in the background Duration: 22.0 seconds Available formats:   720x486 (30 fps) Frames (Sea ice max solid)   320x216     PNG           87 KB   320x240 (30 fps) MPEG-1   2 MB   640x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   7 MB   720x480 (30 fps) MPEG-2   8 MB   640x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   8 MB   320x240 (30 fps) X-FLV       888 KB How to play our movies    Date overlays 1979-2006 Available formats:   720x486 (30 fps) Frames (Dates)   320x216     PNG           1 KB How to play our movies    Arctic sea ice maximum extent 1979-2006 with dates Duration: 22.0 seconds Available formats:   640x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   8 MB   320x240 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   3 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   12 MB   720x486 (30 fps) Frames (Sea ice max with dates)   320x216     PNG           85 KB   640x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   8 MB   320x240 (29.97 fps) X-FLV       751 KB How to play our movies    Arctic sea ice maximum extent (1979-2006) with solid cumulative area in the background and with dates Duration: 22.0 seconds Available formats:   640x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   9 MB   320x240 (29.97 fps) MPEG-1   3 MB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   13 MB   720x486 (30 fps) Frames (Sea ice max under with dates)   320x216     PNG           87 KB   640x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-4   8 MB   320x240 (29.97 fps) X-FLV       751 KB How to play our movies    2006 Arctic sea ice maximum extent (10 March 2006) Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 5 MB   320 x 240         PNG       95 KB    2006 Arctic sea ice maximum extent (10 March 2006) with solid cumulative area for 1979-2006 Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 5 MB   320 x 240         PNG       98 KB    2006 Arctic sea ice maximum extent (10 March 2006) with outline Available formats:   2560 x 1920     TIFF 5 MB   320 x 240         PNG       99 KB    Sea ice cumulative maximum extent overlay outline for 1979-2006 Available formats:   320 x 216         PNG       33 KB   720 x 486         TIFF   110 KB Animation Number: 3370 Completed: 2006-09-06 Animator: Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC) (Lead) Scientist: Josefino Comiso (NASA/GSFC) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: DMSP/SSM/I   Comiso's Yearly Maximum Sea Ice Concentration Data Collected: 1979-2006 Keywords: DLESE >> Cryology GCMD >> EARTH SCIENCE >> Cryosphere >> Sea Ice >> Ice Extent     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Back to Top

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