Record Sea Ice Minimum

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in September 2007, below the previous record set in 2005 and substantially below the long-term average.

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NASA image created by Jesse Allen, using AMSR-E data courtesy of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), and sea ice extent contours courtesy of Terry Haran and Matt Savoie, NSIDC, based on Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) data.

Published October 13, 2007
Data acquired September 17, 2007

Source:

Aqua > AMSR-E