next

previous

items

Do something for our planet, print this page only if needed. Even a small action can make an enormous difference when millions of people do it!

Figure

The 2007 minimum sea-ice extent

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 10 Nov 2017

1 min read

Topics: Climate change adaptation

Note: The extent of the summer sea ice in September 2007 reached a historical minimum, 39 % below the climatic average for the first two decades of satellite observations (red line)

https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/the-2007-minimum-sea-ice-extent/map-5-17-climate-change-2008-sea-ice-extent.eps/image_large

Download

Metadata

Rights:: Access is managed by the owner mentioned below. Please contact the owner for more information about their data policy.
Owners:: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Processors:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Map

Additional information

The weather conditions that summer were dominated by clear skies. Continuous warm winds blew the ice towards the coast of Canada-Greenland and out into the north-east Atlantic, where it melted.

Geographical coverage: Arctic and the north pole

Permalinks

Permalink to this version: 8FC07655-F55D-440B-A9BA-C84757C4D3A7
Permalink to latest version: 17AAC7F4-C087-42B2-9193-FCAC325E9031

Older versions

12 Nov 2009 - Arctic ice cover in September 2007

Geographic coverage

Arctic

Temporal coverage

2007

For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/the-2007-minimum-sea-ice-extent or scan the QR code.

PDF generated on 20 Apr 2024, 12:20 AM

EEA Page URL QR

Topics

Topics: Climate change adaptation

Tags

Filed under: global megatrends climate change climate arctic region ice

Filed under: global megatrends, climate change, climate, arctic region, ice

Document Actions

The EEA is an agency of the European Union

Engineered by: EEA Web Team

Software updated on 26 September 2023 08:13 from version 23.8.18

Software version: EEA Plone KGS 23.9.14

Code for developers

Creative commons license