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Ice Extent News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Ice Extent.
Image captured on 4 February 2018, by the MODIS instrument, aboard NASA's Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2020
By the end of the 2002 season, the total area of surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet had broken all known records.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Polar research operations depend largely on local weather conditions and the fortitude of both scientists and accompanying research equipment.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Researchers use averaged ice concentrations to estimate sea ice cover.
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
SAR and in situ data help model convection-driven ice-edge retreat causing growth of Nordbukta.
Feature Article
July 22, 2020
Extent of Arctic sea ice is seen as a sensitive indicator of climate change.
Feature Article
July 21, 2020
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