Winter Temperatures and the Arctic Oscillation

Much of the Northern Hemisphere experienced cold land surface temperatures in December 2009, but the Arctic was exceptionally warm.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Kevin Ward, based on data provided by the NASA Earth Observations (NEO) Project. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published January 9, 2010
Data acquired December 1 - 31, 2009

Source:

Terra > MODIS