Photos & Animations for 2016 Arctic Report Card
Scenery & Wildlife
Polar Bears (Northwest Passage Cruises with one Ocean Expeditions)
Credit: One Ocean ExpeditionsSunset panorama (Svalbard)
Credit: Luc JametArctic sunset panorama
Credit: JimArctic Sunrise panorama
Credit: Luc JametBlue dawn, white summits panorama (Svalbard)
Credit: Luc JametFall colors in Noatak National Preserve near Seagull Lake
Credit: Western Arctic National Parklands
Panorama of Greenland's coastline, taken outside Kapp Tatteshall
Credit: Sindre SkredePerson on rock above Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Credit: USFWS/Steve ChaseSalix glauca in East Greenland tundra
Credit: Hannes Grobe, AWIIcebergs (Ilulisat, Vestgronland, Greenland)
Credit: Greenland Travel via FlickrIcebergs in mist (Ilulisat, Vestgronland, Greenland) by
Credit: Greenland Travel via Flickr.Melting Glacier (Knit glacier near Anchorage, AK)
Credit: Len "Doc" RadinArctic sea ice viewed from the NOAA WP-3D Orion "Hurricane Hunter" research aircraft in 2013
From NOAA PMELArctic Ice and Grey Skies off Malloch Dome
Credit: Derrick MidwinterSvalbard "Here comes the sun"
Credit: Wen Nag (aliasgrace)Air Traffic Control (Black-Footed Kittiwake, Homer, AK)
Photo by Len "Doc" RadinArctic Red Jellyfish
Photo by Val Paley
Permafrost
Shipping
MT Mastera in the ice (Arctic icebreaking crude oil tanker)
From: http://www.seafarermedia.com/MT Mastera in Rotterdam harbour (Arctic icebreaking crude oil tanker)
Credit: AlfvanbeemLiquid Natural Gas (LNG) tanker Arctic Discoverer
Credit: Paul Jonston
Fish boats
Lobster and scallop fish boats in harbor ice (New-Brunswick)
Credit: Shawn HarquailCommercial fishing boat (Akureyri, Iceland)
Credit: rjziiFishing vessel "Teisten" in icy harbour (Rungstedlund, Hovedstaden, Denmark)
Credit: teralaserFishing Village in Norway with light snow and colorful fishing boats
Credit: rosipaw
Natural Resources
Norway oil rig at night
Credit Thomas SteinerRed Dog Mine (90 miles north of Kotzebue)
Credit: JimAlaska oil pipeline and permafrost
Credit: Terry FeuerbornConoco-Phillips Alpine base and drill pad
Credit: I.M. Stile
Military
Royal Marines Conduct Beach Assault in Norway During Exercise Cold Response
Credit: Defence ImagesRoyal Navy Sea King Mk4 HelicopterConducting Arctic Training in Norway
Credit: Defence ImagesCommando Helicopter Force Merlin Mk3 helicopter from 846 Naval Air Squadron landing in snow/low visibility (Arctic flying training)
Credit: Royal Navy Media Archive
Wordle
Wordle for the 2016 Arctic Report Card
Generated using http://www.wordclouds.com/
Photos and animations from the Video
Ice pack figure (Moskushamn, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
Photo by Luc Jamet via FlickrArctic had warmest year on record (Oct 2015-Sep 2016)
Temperature anomaly map from climate.govArctic is warming twice as fast as the global average
Temperature anomaly time series from climate.govArctic Sea Ice from March to September 2016 (Animations and Images)
Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio.
AMSR2 data courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).Arctic Sea Ice Age with Graph of Ice Age by Area: 1984 - 2016 (Animations and Images)
Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Special thanks to: Mark Tschudi, Univ. of Colorado, for providing the data. For more information, click here.Sea Ice Pattenrs (melt ponds)
Credit: NASA/Kathryn HansenUndersea view of Arctic Sea Ice
Photo by Harper, provided by Blodil BluhmIce amphiopod
Photo by Harper, provided by Blodil BluhmMap of Global Ocean Acidification projected in 2100 and Information/explanation
Infographic is part of the Ocean Acidification Summary for Policymakers - Third Symposium on the Ocean in a High-CO World, sponsored by IGBP, IOC-UNESCO and SCOR. More information: www.igbp.net.Arctic Anemone
Photo by Alison ClarkeWide-angle tundra rocks and mountains
Photo by Karen BlahaJune Snow Cover Anomaly time series plot
Arctic Report Card 2016, Essay "Terrestrial Snow Cover"Sunset stampede (Alaska Porcupine Caribou in unseasonably light snow cover on tundra)
Credit: FrostnipGreenland melt (Inlandsis rivière Groenland 2009 Expédition ACarré)
Credit: HaloracheGreenland 2016 melt anomalies
Credit: from Arctic Report Card 2016, Essay "Greenland Ice Sheet"Greenland ice sheet mass time series
Credit: Adapted by climate.gov from Arctic Report Card 2016, Essay "Greenland Ice Sheet"Permafrost Thaw
Credit: National Park Service (NPS) Climate Change Response NPS Photo (C.Ciancibelli)Valley of Bierikjåhkå in Sarek National Park with a view to the southwest
Credit: ÖkologixA small thermokarst lake on the southern slopes of Pårte (Jokkmokk, Norrbotten, Sweden)
Credit: distantrangesArctic shrew images 2 by CGregory & 7 by S E Greiman & 1 by A G Hope & 5 by A G Hope and parasite (tapeworm) image by V V Tkach and video
Provided by Andrew HopeSailing in the Icefjord (in Ilulissat)
Credit: Greenland TravelTrans-Alaska Pipeline Close-up
Credit: Amaury Laporte
Aurora Ice Breaker (Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan)
Credit: Agustin Rafael Reyes
Gliding through clouds (Lotus ship gliding through seafog in Helsinki -22°C)
Credit: eunoBarentsburg - Russian coal mining town in Svalbard
Credit: Toms BulsSemi-submersible drilling unit Transocean Polar Pioneer
Credit: Bureau of Safetyand Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)King Salmon (Bristol Bay)
Credit: Chris FordNative Alaskans with rack of dried salmon strips
Credit: President Obama / The White House InstagramCoastal erosion
Credit: Kevin PietrzakPermafrost and ccoastal erosion
Credit: U.S. Geological SurveyRoyal Navy Trafalgar class attach submarine HMS Tireless at the North Pole
Credit: Tim WebbWild polar bear
Credit: Alex BergerBarrow Seal at breathing hole (Video)
Courtesy of Brendan KellySandfjorden (Near Berlevag in Norway, on the Barents Sea)
Credit: Jon BowenScoresby Sund, East Greenland
Credit: Hannes Grobe, AWISnow and skier
Courtesy of Chris Derksen (provided for Arctic Report Card 2012)
Additional images and videos:
- YouTube videos for Arctic Report Cards from 2010 - present
- Gallery of images and videos for 2014 Arctic Report Card
- Gallery of images and videos for 2015 Arctic Report Card
- Extensive Arctic image gallery
Banner Image: Ice pack figure (Moskushamn, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen); Photo by Luc Jamet via Flickr