Arctic sea ice extent

Data Visualization Created 29 Oct 2018 Published 15 Nov 2018 Last modified 15 Nov 2018

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Trend lines and observation points for March (the month of sea-ice extent maximum) and September (the month of sea-ice extent minimum) have been indicated.

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Arctic Monthly Mean Sea Ice Extent provided by Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service

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$Sea Ice Extent (SIE) is defined as the area covered by sea ice, that is the area of ocean having more than 15% Sea Ice Concentration (SIC). Sea Ice Concentration is the fractional coverage of an ocean area covered with sea ice. All Northern Hemisphere sea ice is included, except for lake or river ice. The SIC data are computed from passive microwave satellite data.$ Arctic Monthly Mean Sea Ice Extent Sea Ice Extent (SIE) is defined as the area covered by sea ice, that is the area of ocean having more than 15% Sea Ice Concentration (SIC). Sea Ice Concentration is the fractional coverage of an ocean area covered with sea ice. All Northern Hemisphere sea ice is included, except for lake or river ice. The SIC data are computed from passive microwave satellite data.

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20 Dec 2016 - Arctic sea ice extent

26 Nov 2014 - Arctic sea-ice extent

19 Jun 2014 - Arctic sea-ice extent

14 Jun 2012 - Trend in Arctic Sea ice extent in March and September

Geographic coverage

Arctic Ocean , Earth

Temporal coverage

1979-2018

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