Beaufort Sea Ice Graphs

A selection of graphs, images and videos from the Beaufort Sea and Mackenzie River.

Beaufort Sea Ice Area

High Resolution Beaufort Sea Ice Area and Extent from Arctische Pinguin:

Recent satellite images from the Beaufort Sea

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 21st 2019, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 21st 2019, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 10th 2018, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 10th 2018, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 16th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 16th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 2nd 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 2nd 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 5th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 5th 2017, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
Confirmation from the Suomi satellite on July 16th 2016 that the “Big Block” multi-year ice floe north of Barrow has split
Confirmation from the Suomi satellite on July 16th 2016 that the “Big Block” multi-year ice floe north of Barrow has split
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 20th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 20th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea off the Mackenzie Delta on May 12th 2016,
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea off the Mackenzie Delta on May 12th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 27th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 27th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 26th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 26th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 21st 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 21st 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
An image of the Beaufort Sea on April 16th 2016, derived from MODIS data by A-Team on the Arctic Sea Ice Forum
An image of the Beaufort Sea on April 16th 2016, derived from MODIS data by A-Team on the Arctic Sea Ice Forum
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 12th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 12th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 9th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on April 9th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite

Beaufort Sea Ice Thickness

US Navy GOFS thickness

Beaufort Sea Ice Concentration

AMSR2 Chukchi/Beaufort Sea ice concentration from the University of Bremen
AMSR2 Beaufort Sea ice concentration from the University of Bremen

AMSR2 Beaufort sea ice concentration on May 17th 2017 from the University of Hamburg
AMSR2 Beaufort sea ice concentration on May 17th 2017 from the University of Hamburg

US Navy GOFS concentration

Beaufort Sea Temperatures

US Navy GOFS sea surface temperature

Beaufort Sea Ice Drift


US Navy GOFS sea ice drift

Beaufort Sea Ice Leads

US Navy GOFS Beaufort sea ice lead opening

Beaufort Sea Ice Stage of Development

The colour scheme and “egg code” is explained here.

Canadian Ice Service sea ice stage of development on March 13th 2017
Canadian Ice Service sea ice stage of development on March 13th 2017

Beaufort Sea Ice RadarSat Mosaic

Canadian Ice Service RadarSat 2 mosaic on March 6th 2017
Canadian Ice Service RadarSat 2 mosaic on March 6th 2017

Mackenzie River Flow

See also our Arctic sea ice graphs overview page, our Arctic ice mass balance buoys overview page, our Arctic sea ice images page and our Arctic sea ice videos page.

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