Applications

PolarWatch improves access to satellite observations while actively supporting research and data-driven discovery. This page highlights featured projects that demonstrate how PolarWatch data is used in science and real-world applications.

Sea Ice in Alaska (2023-2025)

Collaborative project with Alaska Fisheries Science Center, visualizing and understanding sea ice extent in Alaska for fisheries managment.

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Buoy Observations

Interactive HTML dashboard for exploratory analysis of Arctic buoy tracking including navigation, climate metrics, categories, daily observations.

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Buoy Life Cycle

Explore the complete record of each Arctic drifting buoy tracked by the International Arctic Buoy Programme: its drift path, the sea sectors it passed through, and its temperature and pressure history from deployment to final report.

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