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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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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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Icescapes of the Anzhu Islands
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Icescapes of the Anzhu Islands

June is a time of transition around the New Siberian Islands as snowmelt uncovers the sea ice and gives way to bare land.

Published Dec 1, 2018

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Sea Ice off the Princess Astrid Coast
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Sea Ice off the Princess Astrid Coast

Swirls of ice drift in the Southern Ocean off East Antarctica’s Princess Astrid Coast.

Published Apr 6, 2015

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Manning Islands, Nunavut, Canada
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Manning Islands, Nunavut, Canada

Sea ice from the Foxe Basin tends to be rougher and more stained than other parts of the Arctic.

Published May 24, 2014

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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum for 2010
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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum for 2010

These images show overall Arctic sea ice extent on September 19, 2010 (the date of the 2010 minimum), and sea ice growth in mid-September 2010.

Published Oct 6, 2010

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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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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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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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On the Edge of Ice in the Amundsen Gulf
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On the Edge of Ice in the Amundsen Gulf

A mixture of ice types exists where frozen water meets open water.

Published Mar 11, 2015

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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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2011 Sea Ice Minimum
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2011 Sea Ice Minimum

In September 2011, the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record.

Published Oct 5, 2011

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Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark
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Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark

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

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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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Ice in the Greenland Sea
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Ice in the Greenland Sea

Sea ice and glacial ice mixes off the northeast coast of the great island.

Published Aug 24, 2014

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Thick Ice in the Baltic Sea
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Thick Ice in the Baltic Sea

Enough ice lines the coasts of Sweden and Finland in this natural-color image from March 5, 2010, that it is difficult to tell where the coast ends and the sea begins.

Published Mar 5, 2010

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Beauty in the Beaufort Ice Pack
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Beauty in the Beaufort Ice Pack

Springtime sunlight and warmth advanced the melting of sea ice to produce some beautiful patterns and textures in the Beaufort Sea.

Published Apr 30, 2018

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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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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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