Daily Ultra-High-Resolution Arctic Sea Ice Map

Scientists are now creating a daily, ultra-high-resolution map of all Arctic sea ice.

They're combining data from two powerful satellites. One uses radar to get incredibly sharp,

detailed images, while the other uses microwaves for a broader, all-weather view.

A smart algorithm then merges these feeds, correcting for things like wind and atmospheric

water vapor to avoid errors. But it gets even cooler. They use an AI,

a convolutional neural network, to analyze the radar data and automatically classify what it

sees: open water, young ice, first-year ice, or thick, multi-year ice.

This gives us an unprecedented daily health check of the Arctic.