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Sea ice in Arctic -1979-2003

by

Nasa/GSFC/Novapix

Reference

t-arc01-00009

Date

2007-11-15

The image above shows a comparison of composites over the Arctic Circle, acquired in 1979 (top) and 2003 (bottom) by the DMSP Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSMI). The first image shows the minimum sea ice concentration for the year 1979, and the second image shows the minimum sea ice concentration in 2003.