The maximum extent of sea ice in the southern hemisphere by day and by winter season
These data give the maximum extent of sea ice in the southern hemisphere by day and by winter season and the mean maximum extent by month. Data cover the 1979/1980 to 2007/2008 seasons.
The data are available in csv files and, in the case of the mean monthly data, as point and line shapefiles.
Data and resources
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Download point for the seasonal data - csv fileHTML Open
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Download point for the daily data - csv fileHTML Open
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Download point for the mean monthly data - csv file, shapefiles, imageHTML Open
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Sea ice concentrations from Nimbus-7 SMMR and DMSP SSM/I passive microwave dataHTML Open
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Citation reference for this metadata record and datasetHTML Open
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Additional information
| Temporal extent | 1978-10-26 – 2009-05-16 |
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| Date (publication) | 2009-10-02 |
| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | This metadata record is publicly available. |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |