Ice Sheets Today
Data images and analyses of polar ice sheet melt conditions
Melt Analyses
Our scientific data analysis articles for the Greenland Ice Sheet melt season are typically published from April 1 to November 1. Antarctic Ice Sheet melt season articles are published from November 1 to April 1. Select an article below to explore ice sheet melt conditions by month and year-to-date.
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Greenland
Greenland's surface melting in 2012 was intense, far in excess of any earlier year in the satellite record since 1979. In July 2012, a very unusual weather event occurred. For a few days, 97% of the entire ice sheet indicated surface melting.
Greenland
Greenland Ice Sheet Today offers the latest satellite data on surface melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Surface melt on the ice sheet results from daily weather conditions that are driven by air temperatures, winds, and feedback effect from