Ice Sheets Today | National Snow and Ice Data Center
WEBThe 2024 melt season for the Greenland Ice Sheet is above the 1991 to 2020 average, but the total number of melt days and peak melt area for Greenland are within the midrange of the last 24 years.
Science of Glaciers - National Snow and Ice Data Center
WEBVisitors to the terminus of the Perito Moreno Glacier in Patagonia, South America, listen and observe its dynamic motion. Climate change has yet to affect the Perito Moreno Glacier, mainly because of its particular topographic situation.
Glacier Quick Facts - National Snow and Ice Data Center
WEBWhat are ice caps and icefields? An ice cap is a type of glacier, covering less than 50,000 square kilometers (20,000 square miles). Like ice sheets, ice caps tend to spread out in dome-like shapes as opposed to flowing down slopes.
Sea Ice Today - National Snow and Ice Data Center
WEBSep 24, 2024 · On September 11, Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent of 4.28 million square kilometers (1.65 million square miles). The 2024 minimum is the seventh lowest in the nearly 46-year satellite record. The last 18 years, from 2007 to 2024, are the lowest 18 sea ice extents in the ...
Arctic Weather and Climate | National Snow and Ice Data Center
WEBThis bustling harbor in Ilulissat, Greenland, is filled with various kinds of water vessels. Summers in Greenland turn Greenland green. — Credit: Twila Moon, NSIDC Weather is the day-to-day state of the atmosphere, and its short-term variation in minutes to weeks.
Learn - National Snow and Ice Data Center
WEBQuick facts, basic science, and information about snow, ice, and why the cryosphere matters The cryosphere includes all of the snow and ice-covered regions across the planet.
Snow Today - National Snow and Ice Data Center
WEBJun 5, 2024 · Snow-covered area in May 2024 across the western United States was 56 percent above average (Table 1), at 156,000 square kilometers (60,000 square miles) of snow cover, ranking third highest in the 24-year satellite record.
Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph - National Snow and Ice Data …
WEBHow to use Charctic. Developed at NSIDC with support from NASA, the Charctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph enables users to more easily access and explore the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program at NSIDC (NOAA@NSIDC) Sea Ice Index data set. With this tool, you can:
Science of Snow - National Snow and Ice Data Center
WEBThe sun emerges after heavy snow hit Mount Vernon, Iowa. — Credit: Rich Herrmann/Flickr Snow on the ground. The character of the snow surface after a snowfall depends on the original form of the crystals and on the weather conditions present when the snow fell.
What do ice cores reveal about the past? | National Snow and Ice …
WEBMar 24, 2023 · For all their transparent beauty, snowflakes often crystallize around atmospheric particles such as dust or pollen. — Credit: K.G. Libbrecht, National Science Foundation You might not think of snow as a data archive, but it preserves a wealth of information about the past, ranging from landscapes to weather.