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Change of surface temperatures in 5 global data sets. credit: NCAR, climatedataguide
Arctic sea ice climatologies for September
Arctic sea ice volume anomalies from PIOMASS
Map of root zone soil moisture for May 2016 based on the SMOS product (credit: ESA)

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NSIDC Sea Ice Index
Arctic sea ice: NOAA OI
Sea Ice Concentration data from NOAA OI
Climate Data Guide Image: HadISST v1.1 SST anomalies and sea ice concentration (August 2012).
SST data: HadiSST v1.1
SST data: NOAA High-resolution (0.25x0.25) Blended Analysis of Daily SST an

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