High Resolution AMSR2 89 GHz Sea Ice Maps, since Aug 2012

High resolution sea ice charts are calculated daily by the PHAROS group at IUP from data of the new sensor AMSR2 (successor of AMSR and AMSR-E) on the satellite "Shizuku" (GCOM-W1), developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA):

AMSR2 sea ice charts, 2012 to date

(AMSR2 sea ice charts, 2012 to date, from inside-iup)


High Resolution AMSR-E 89 GHz Sea Ice Maps, 2003 - Oct2011

High resolution sea ice charts were calculated daily by the PHAROS group at IUP from data of the two passive microwave sensors AMSR and AMSR-E,  both developed by the National Space Agency of Japan (NASDA , now  JAXA):

AMSR-E sea ice charts, 2003-2011

(AMSR-E sea ice charts, 2003-2011, from inside-iup)


SSMIS sea ice charts

Since October 2011, daily sea ice maps are calculated based on the microwave radiometer SSMIS aboard the operational DMSP satellites. The resolution is considerable coarser.

SSMIS sea ice charts, 2010 to date

(SSMIS sea ice charts, 2010 to date, from inside-iup)