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Sea ice maps from the Arctic and Antarctic become more and more of public interest not only due to their direct connection to the global warming. There is a strong demand for precise maps for the security of ship traffic, since the world trade increased dramatically in this part of our environment.
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Sea ice maps retrieved from the AMSR instrument on the EOS-AQUA satellite are generated already operationally in Bremen and frequently used, even from authorities like the German Federal Shipping and Hydrograph authority (BSH), Hamburg or from research institutes like the Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Bremerhaven.
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Daily up to 2000 downloads are taken from the data server. This service became of special interest since observations of the Arctic show an almost free shipping route across the Northern Passage, and this not only in summer. Sea ice services will assure a reliable monitoring of the shipping routes through the Arctic and will therefore be a valuable contribution to the economic development.
