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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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Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea
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Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea

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

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Swirls along an Ice Highway
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Swirls along an Ice Highway

Thin sea ice swirled along the east coast of Greenland in October 2012, against a backdrop of overall thinning sea ice.

Published Oct 27, 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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Sea Ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Sea Ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

As Arctic sea ice grew toward its maximum extent, it began to fill the Gulf of St. Lawrence in February 2013.

Published Feb 20, 2013

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Sea Ice off Baffin Island
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Sea Ice off Baffin Island

Sea ice formed delicate swirls along the coast of Baffin Island in this true-color image acquired July 11, 2009.

Published Jul 24, 2009

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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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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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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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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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