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Sea Ice Climate Normals (1981-2010) of Arctic and Sub-Regions, Version 1

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: April 12, 2026 at 09:25 PM | Dataset Last Updated: August 08, 2019 at 12:00 AM
The 1981-2010 Sea Ice Climate Normals are the latest three-decade average of Arctic sea ice concentration, area, and extent computed from monthly satellite sea ice concentration estimates from a climate data record (CDR) produced by NOAA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The data file formats are NetCDF for the sea ice concentration normals, and ASCII text for the sea ice area and sea ice extent normals.

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  • NCEI Dataset Landing Page

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  • Sea Ice Normals Readme

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  • NCEI Direct Download

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  • NSIDC landing page for Sea Ice Concentration CDR, Version 3

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  • Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords

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  • GCOS Essential Climate Variables

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  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

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