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Image composite of percent sea Ice Concentration of Antarctica on December 1, 2024 from the AMSR-2 instrument aboard the GCOM-W1 platform.

Antarctic Sea Ice Concentration

Image composite from Dec 1, 2024, captured by the AMSR2 instrument aboard the GCOM-W1 platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Dec. 5, 2024
A pressure ridge forms on the sea ice near Scott Base in Antarctica.

Unexpected Ice

Sea ice in the Southern Ocean defies predictions.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Photograph of krill

Fleeting Phytoplankton

Along the Antarctic Peninsula, sea ice and phytoplankton are becoming scarce.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
The image above shows SSM/I sea ice minimum from 1979

Polar Paradox

Melt caused by climate warming may increase sea ice extent in the polar regions.
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
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