Winter 2015/16 – Images

The images below have links embedded in the captions which provide access to further images. Please click them and explore! For the satellite images you will find yourself on the NASA Worldview web site, where with a click or two you can easily see the effect of changing from one “pseudo colour” representation of the satellite data to another.

 

North Pole Environmental Observatory Webcam 1

NPEO webcam 1 image from September 1st 2015
NPEO webcam 1 image from September 1st 2015

 

North Pole Environmental Observatory Webcam 2

NPEO webcam 2 image from September 1st 2015
NPEO webcam 2 image from September 1st 2015

 

O-Buoy 8 Webcam

O-Buoy 8 image from September 16th 2015
O-Buoy 8 image from September 16th 2015
O-Buoy 8 image from September 6th 2015
O-Buoy 8 image from September 6th 2015

 

O-Buoy 9 Webcam

O-Buoy 9 image from September 16th 2015
O-Buoy 9 image from September 16th 2015
O-Buoy 9 image from September 3rd 2015
O-Buoy 9 image from September 3rd 2015

 

O-Buoy 10 Webcam

O-Buoy 10 image from September 16th 2015
O-Buoy 10 image from September 16th 2015
O-Buoy 10 image from August 27th 2015
O-Buoy 10 from August 27th 2015

 

O-Buoy 13 Webcam

O-Buoy 13 image from April 7th 2016
O-Buoy 13 image from April 7th 2016

 

O-Buoy 14 Webcam

O-Buoy 14 image from April 25th 2016, with "footprints"
O-Buoy 14 image from April 25th 2016, with “footprints”
O-Buoy 14 image from April 22nd 2016
O-Buoy 14 image from April 22nd 2016
O-Buoy 14 image from April 20th 2016
O-Buoy 14 image from April 20th 2016
O-Buoy 14 image from April 19th 2016
O-Buoy 14 image from April 19th 2016

 

O-Buoy 15 Webcam

O-Buoy 15 image from September 16th 2015
O-Buoy 15 image from September 16th 2015

 

Beaufort Sea

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 20th 2016
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on May 20th 2016
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 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
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
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on February 26th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on February 26th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on February 15th 2016 from the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on February 15th 2016, from the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on February 4th 2016,
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Mackenzie Delta on February 4th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on September 13th 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Beaufort Sea on September 13th 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite

 

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Parry Channel on August 30th 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Parry Channel on August 30th 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite

 

Central Arctic Basin

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the North Pole on April 1st 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the North Pole on April 1st 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Central Arctic north of Svalbard on March 14th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Central Arctic north of Svalbard on March 14th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Central Arctic north of Svalbard on March 11th 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Central Arctic north of Svalbard on March 11th 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satellite
The first image from the recently launched Sentinel 3A satellite, of the CAB north of Svalbard on February 29th 2016
The first image from the recently launched Sentinel 3A satellite, of the CAB north of Svalbard on February 29th 2016

 

Chukchi Sea

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Chukchi Sea on February 15th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Chukchi Sea on February 15th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Chukchi Sea on February 10th 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the Chukchi Sea on February 10th 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of remnants of ice in the Chukchi Sea on September 14th 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of remnants of ice in the Chukchi Sea on September 14th 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite

 

East Siberian Sea

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of remnants of ice in the East Siberian Sea on September 8th 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of remnants of ice in the East Siberian Sea on September 8th 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite

 

Laptev Sea

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Lena delta on May 28th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Lena delta on May 28th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the “Laptev Bite” on September 3rd 2015, derived from bands 7, 2 and 1 of the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “false-color” image of the “Laptev Bite” on September 3rd 2015, derived from bands 7, 2 and 1 of the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite

 

Jakobshavn Isbræ

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of Jakobshavn Isbrae on February 2nd 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of Jakobshavn Isbrae on February 2nd 2016, derived from the VIIRS sensor on the Suomi satellite

 

Nares Strait

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Nares Strait on March 2nd 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Nares Strait on March 2nd 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Aqua satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Lincoln Sea and Nares Strait on September 2nd 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of the Lincoln Sea and Nares Strait on September 2nd 2015, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite

 

Svalbard

The first image from the recently launched Sentinel 1B satellite on April 28th 2016
The first image from the recently launched Sentinel 1B satellite on April 28th 2016

 

Greenland

South West Greenland is outside our Arctic remit, but this image is astonishing, albeit rather cloudy:

NASA Worldview “true-color” image of South West Greenland on April 12th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite
NASA Worldview “true-color” image of South West Greenland on April 12th 2016, derived from the MODIS sensor on the Terra satellite

 

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