Ice Sheets Today offers the latest satellite data and scientific analyses on surface melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctic Ice Sheet in the Southern Hemisphere.

Jul 10, 2025 · Surface melting on the Greenland Ice Sheet is on a slightly above-average track for the 2025 melt season, with melt along the western coast leading the way. Overall, total melt-day extent …

Jul 23, 2025 · A moderately intense melt season for the Greenland Ice Sheet has continued in July, with an extended period of high temperatures and coastal melting in mid-July where nearly half of the ice …

Available via FTP, this spreadsheet provides the Greenland melt data that is visualized in the Greenland Surface Melt Extent Interactive Chart. It is stored in a FTP repository.

Aug 28, 2025 · A strong and persistent melt event occurred in southern Greenland in mid-August 2025, preceded by extensive rain in the same area. Snow cover following the rain events covered the lower …

Jun 18, 2024 · This bar graph shows total melt area for the Greenland Ice Sheet from 1979 to 2023. Also shown are the average melt area values for the reference periods of 1981 to 2010 and 1991 to …

Aug 14, 2024 · While snowfall in June and July covered dark bare ice areas on the ice sheet's margins, a heat wave in early July exposed this ice in western Greenland, increasing melt in that region.

Nov 21, 2012 · While local melting can occur on Greenland at any time of the year, the main melt season is June through August. A slight amount of melt usually begins at several places along the …

Nov 19, 2024 · This bar graph illustrates the cumulative melt area for the Greenland Ice Sheet from 1990 to 2024, showing the relatively flat trend since 2000 with greater year-to-year variation.

Oct 24, 2023 · Periodic updates of ice sheet melt information: Greenland daily melt maps and graphs include the most recent full day of processed data. Antarctic melt maps and graphs are updated with …