Alaska's Cryosphere

Arctic Sea Ice Extent

October 11, 2018: This week the sea ice increase rate was another 2.31% and up from last week's level of 5.109 M km2 to 5.230 M km2 for this week.

Plot Compiled by: Howard J. Diamond, PhD; Climate Science Program Manager at NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory. Data Source: National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Click image for the higher resolution version. Plot is updated weekly.

Arctic Sea Ice Concentration

Daily sea ice concentration provided by NSIDC. Click image for the higher resolution version. Plot is updated daily.

Arctic Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies

Montlhy SST anomalies for the Arctic and Alaska. Plots Compiled by: Howard J. Diamond, PhD; Climate Science Program Manager at NOAA's Air Resources Laboratory Data Source: National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC). Click images for higher resolution.