Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Ice Mass Balance Buoys
Perovich, D., J. Richter-Menge, B. Elder, T. Arbetter, K. Claffey, and C. Polashenski, Observing and understanding climate change: Monitoring the mass balance, motion, and thickness of Arctic sea ice, http://imb.erdc.dren.mil, 2015.
Google Maps/Earth format data and temperature profiles for all active ice mass balance buoys. See the ice mass balance buoy introduction for an explanation of the graphs. Click the pushpins on the Google maps for additional information:
Seasonal Ice Mass Balance Buoy 2015F
View IMB 2015F in a full screen map
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Seasonal Ice Mass Balance Buoy 2015E
View IMB 2015E in a full screen map
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View IMB 2015D in a full screen map
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Seasonal Ice Mass Balance Buoy 2015B
View IMB 2015B in a full screen map
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[Buoy 2015B floated free after the floe split on June 7th 2015]
Seasonal Ice Mass Balance Buoy 2015A
View IMB 2015A in a full screen map
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View IMB 2014I in a full screen map
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View IMB 2014G in a full screen map
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View IMB 2014F in a full screen map
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[Buoy 2014F floated free in its drill hole on July 3rd 2015]
View IMB 2013F in a full screen map. See also co-located O-Buoy #10
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See also our Arctic sea ice graphs overview page, our Arctic sea ice images page and our Arctic sea ice videos page.
Constructive technical criticism is welcome on the introductory blog post. For discussions about interpreting the information please comment on the “About Our Arctic Sea Ice Resources” page.