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Analysis - Sea Ice Today
Sea ice extent for February 2020 tracked below average, ranking as the thirteenth lowest monthly average in the satellite record. A brief pause in ice growth in the middle of February was related to the regional wind pattern.
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A new visualization tool, the Sea Ice Analysis Tool, has just been added to the NSIDC Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis (ASINA) website that helps users customize the satellite data further, creating graphs or maps that show changes based on their chosen criteria.
Analysis - Snow Today
Introducing Snow Today, a scientific analysis website that provides a snapshot and interpretation of snow conditions in near-real time across the Western United States, told with a unique combination of satellite data and surface observations.
Analysis - Sea Ice Today
Sea ice extent for January 2020 tracked well below average, with the monthly average tied at eighth lowest in the satellite record.
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Seven engineering students from the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder spent a year working as part of the Thwaites-Amundsen Regional Survey and Network (TARSAN) project team for the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC).
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With the support of National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) sea ice concentration data, a team of researchers tries to catch another glimpse of an under-ice phytoplankton bloom that fuels the Arctic food web. The team aims to understand the survival mechanisms at play in this dark, harsh place.