Ice algae blooms from 2011 to 2022

Yearly ice algal bloom onset dates from 2011 to 2022. Blended CryoSat and Sentinel-3 data are for 2019 and 2020 only, extensions with ICESat-2 are outlined in red. Areas in white near the pole have insufficient light to initiate a bloom.

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