Acquired April 13, 2010, this natural-color image shows a long formation of sea ice with a shape that mimics the features of the eastern shore of the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Published Apr 15, 2010
Changing weather conditions left their mark on sea ice along the Antarctic Peninsula in late 2008 and early 2009. In mid-December 2008, melt water resting on the sea ice colored it sky blue. At the beginning of 2009, however, the sea ice appeared snowy white, and cracks had begun along the ice margin.
Published Jan 9, 2009
The land and sea along Antarctica’s Mawson Coast offer a study in ice forms.
Published Dec 31, 2011
Sea ice formed delicate swirls along the coast of Baffin Island in this true-color image acquired July 11, 2009.
Published Jul 24, 2009
The tip of the Antarctic Peninsula showed dramatic seasonal changes in late January 2008. On January 24, 2008, the fast ice looked solidly frozen. Several days later, on January 30, 2008, the ice’s new blue hue suggested something had changed.
Published Feb 6, 2008
Acquired April 11 and 24, 2012, these images show the movement of sea ice in the Bering Sea with the advance of spring.
Published May 6, 2012
New elevation measurements will give researchers an unprecedented understanding of the thickness of sea ice, which will be used to help improve climate modeling and forecasts.
Published Dec 18, 2018
Acquired October 7, 2011, this natural-color image shows an ice menagerie off the coast of East Antarctica.
Published Oct 23, 2011
First-of-a-kind maps show how the depth of this insulating snow layer changes from month to month.
Published May 27, 2020
Filaments of sea ice stretch across the waters off southern Greenland, an area that is typically ice-free.
Published May 18, 2019
This animation shows Arctic sea ice shrinking to a near record minimum in the summer of 2011.
Published Sep 22, 2011
Sea ice from the Foxe Basin tends to be rougher and more stained than other parts of the Arctic.
Published May 24, 2014
This pair of maps shows how the sea ice covering the Arctic at winter maximum in 2009 is younger than it was in the past.
Published Apr 10, 2009
In 1984, there were 1.86 million square kilometers of old ice spread across the Arctic at its yearly minimum extent. In September 2016, there were only 110,000 square kilometers of old ice left.
Published Nov 4, 2016
