Resource Type
Video
Region
Arctic
Completion Time
Less than 1 period
Grade
All Aged
Permission
Download and Share
Author(s)
NASA
Topic
Energy
Earth Science
Physical Science
Climate Change
Water Cycle, Weather, and Climate
Polar Science
Snow and Ice Science
Oceanography
Climate Change

From NASA, in this animation, the Arctic sea ice and seasonal land cover change progress through time, from September 1, 2009 when sea ice in the Arctic was near its minimum extent, through March 30, 2010. The animation plays at a rate of six frames per day or ten days per second.


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