Mapping Snow on Arctic Sea Ice

First-of-a-kind maps show how the depth of this insulating snow layer changes from month to month.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Kwok, R., et al. (2020). Story by Kathryn Hansen, with reporting from Kate Ramsayer.

Published May 27, 2020
Data acquired October 2018 - April 2019

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ICESat-2 > ATLAS