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A Cloud and Ice Factory
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A Cloud and Ice Factory

The Sea of Okhotsk is a winter ice factory and a year-round cloud factory.

Published Jan 3, 2018

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Southernmost Seasonal Sea Ice in the Northern Hemisphere
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Southernmost Seasonal Sea Ice in the Northern Hemisphere

The Sea of Okhotsk is the lowest latitude area where sea ice forms each winter.

Published Jan 11, 2015

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Cloud Streets and Ice in the Barents Sea
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Cloud Streets and Ice in the Barents Sea

Cool air blowing southward across the sea ice and over the comparatively warmer open water produced long, parallel bands of cumulus clouds.

Published Mar 30, 2018

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An Intersection of Land, Ice, Sea, and Clouds
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An Intersection of Land, Ice, Sea, and Clouds

Cold winter winds helped paint a lovely scene off the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland.

Published Feb 26, 2018

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Sea Ice near Greenland
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Sea Ice near Greenland

Summer is a dynamic time for ice in Arctic waters—melting, drifting, and even forming occasionally.

Published Aug 2, 2015

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Tendril of Ice in the Weddell Sea
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Tendril of Ice in the Weddell Sea

Nature can generate some perplexing patterns, such as this isolated, snake-like patch of sea ice.

Published Apr 15, 2018

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Drift Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk
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Drift Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk

Carried by winds and currents, sea ice can reach the coast of Hokkaido, Japan.

Published Mar 19, 2020

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Northern Hokkaido, Japan
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Northern Hokkaido, Japan

Sea ice formed delicate swirls of blue and white in the Sea of Okhotsk in February 2009.

Published Feb 27, 2009

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Sea Ice in the Beaufort Sea
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Sea Ice in the Beaufort Sea

From the time Europeans discovered the North American continent to the mid-twentieth century, sailors searched for a northwest passage that would connect the Atlantic Ocean (and Europe) to the Pacific Ocean (and Asia). No such passage exists through the continent, but during the summer, a northwest route through the Arctic opens up.

Published Aug 1, 2006

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Sea Ice in the Bellingshausen Sea
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Sea Ice in the Bellingshausen Sea

A spectacular view of sea ice was captured during an Operation IceBridge flight in 2014; the mission surveyed ice at both poles again in 2015, this time simultaneously.

Published Oct 4, 2015

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Spring Freeze in the Labrador Sea
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Spring Freeze in the Labrador Sea

Filaments of sea ice stretch across the waters off southern Greenland, an area that is typically ice-free.

Published May 18, 2019

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Growing Pains: Arctic Sea Ice at Record Lows
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Growing Pains: Arctic Sea Ice at Record Lows

The seasonal freeze-up in the Arctic Ocean and neighboring seas has been very slow, setting both daily and monthly record lows.

Published Dec 6, 2016

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A Tale of Two Poles
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A Tale of Two Poles

The 2014 arctic sea ice minimum is the sixth lowest on record, while antarctic sea ice continues to exceed the record maximum extent.

Published Sep 24, 2014

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Antarctic Ice North of the Weddell Sea
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Antarctic Ice North of the Weddell Sea

Winds pushed Antarctic sea ice north of its typical location in February 2013.

Published Mar 1, 2013

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Bering Sea Teeming with Ice
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Bering Sea Teeming with Ice

Persistent, strong northerly winds have stretched the ice cover to its second widest extent.

Published Mar 20, 2012

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Sea Ice Swirls in the Labrador Sea
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Sea Ice Swirls in the Labrador Sea

A combination of winds and currents steered sea ice into interlocking swirls.

Published May 16, 2017

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Sea Ice off Southwestern Alaska
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Sea Ice off Southwestern Alaska

A blanket of white covered southwestern Alaska in mid-January 2012.

Published Jan 22, 2012

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Early Breakup of the Beaufort Sea Ice
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Early Breakup of the Beaufort Sea Ice

In April 2016, unusually warm temperatures and heavy winds broke the sea ice pack to pieces.

Published May 20, 2016

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Cloud Streets over the Bering Sea
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Cloud Streets over the Bering Sea

Most of us prefer our winter roads free of ice, but some cloud formations depend on it.

Published Jan 12, 2012

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Swirling Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea
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Swirling Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea

Summer brought melting swirls of sea ice to the southeastern coast of Greenland.

Published Jul 17, 2015

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2015 Antarctic Sea Ice Extent
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2015 Antarctic Sea Ice Extent

In 2015, the annual maximum extent of Antarctic sea ice dropped below previous consecutive years of record highs.

Published Oct 18, 2015

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Caspian Sea
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Caspian Sea

Published Dec 8, 2001

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