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		Sea Ice Webcam The webcam image above is taken by a camera mounted just below the radar on the Kingikmiut School. The camera is looking approximately WNW.On a clear day, both Fairway Rock and the Diomede Islands are visible (updated several times per hour). Click here for the latest, full-size image.
		Sea Ice Radar This radar image is from a radar mounted on top of the Kingikmiut School in Wales. The radar only operates during the ice season. White marks show objects that reflect the radar signal, including land features and rough sea ice. Click here for latest, full-size images.
	Other northern Alaska sea ice datasets Mapping and characterization of recurring spring leads and landfast ice in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (1993-2004) Sea ice core and mass balance data (1999-present) Acknowledgements This project is supported through the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) with local support provided by the Bering Sea School District, Kingikmiut School and the Native Village of Wales. This material is also based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. OPP-0632398. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).