A New Normal for the Sea Ice Index

The NSIDC Sea Ice Index is a popular data product that shows users how ice extent and concentration have changed since the beginning of the passive microwave satellite record in 1978. It shows time series of monthly ice extent anomalies rather than actual extent values, in order to emphasize the inf...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fetterer, Florence, Windnagel, Ann, Meier, Walter N.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Meteorology and Climatology
Earth Resources and Remote Sensing
Sea ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20140008666
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Summary:The NSIDC Sea Ice Index is a popular data product that shows users how ice extent and concentration have changed since the beginning of the passive microwave satellite record in 1978. It shows time series of monthly ice extent anomalies rather than actual extent values, in order to emphasize the information the data are carrying. Along with the time series, an image of average extent for the previous month is shown as a white field, with a pink line showing the median extent for that month. These are updated monthly; corresponding daily products are updated daily.

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