NOTICE
Starting 04 October 2021, USNIC will be revising the Arctic Weekly Hemispheric Analysis. Ice thickness characterization egg codes 7 (Thin First Year Ice), 4-Dot (Medium First Year Ice), and 1-Dot (Thick First Year Ice) will be characterized as 6 (First Year Ice). Further characterization will be available for Tailored Support based on customer mission requirements.
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Weekly Hemispheric Update
With the Arctic Weekly Hemispheric Analysis change for all First Year Ice to Egg Code 6, the codes are defined as follows:
World Meteorological Organization Standard Thickness References
Egg Code 6 is First Year Ice (>30 cm)
Egg Code 7 is Thin First Year Ice (30 - 70 cm)
Egg Code 1-Dot is Medium First Year Ice (70-120cm)
Egg Code 4-Dot is Thick First Year Ice (>120 cm)
Press Release
Arctic Sea Ice at Minimum Extent - 2021
Press Release
Newly named iceberg, Iceberg A-78, calves from Jelbart Ice Shelf.
Press Release
IMS data will now be available in NetCDF format for 1km and 4km grids
Press Release
Newly named iceberg, Iceberg A-77, calves from Ekstrom Ice Shelf.
Regional Synopsis
The U.S. National Ice Center has developed a new series charts. Regional Synopsis charts breaks out each region of the Arctic and Antarctic into a high quality regional charts along with an environment synopsis write-up. Charts will be updated weekly. Please take a look.
IMS Resource
Added IMS Conference Materials to IMS Information resource page. Take a look.
Press Release
The 2021 maximum Arctic sea ice extent occurred on 10 March 2021.
Antarctic Ice Shelf
Antarctic ice shelf is available in GIS shapefile format.
Product Catalog
Looking for a product or details on one. Check out our product catalog.
Animated Charts
Added animated charts of our Arctic and Antarctic MIZ, and IMS snow and ice charts.
Trivariate Products
A comprehensive look at ice conditions over a period time, from a single year to a comparison set starting from 2007. Produced for the Arctic and Antarctic.
