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Sea Ice Below Normal Despite a Seasonal Bump

Slight recoveries in the extent of sea ice at both poles were not enough to return to long-term normal levels.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published March 24, 2020
Data acquired September 1, 2019 - March 22, 2020

Sources:
DMSP > SSM/I
DMSP > SSMIS
Nimbus 7 > SMMR