Approaching the North Pole on an Icebreaker: West Arctic Ocean in Aug-Sep 2011

Animation of hourly images from the aloft web cam on the US Coast Guard Cutter Healy as it transits the West Arctic, approaching the North Pole and back, from August 11 - September 28, 2011. Images from the USCGC Healy provided by Lamont-Dogherty Earth Observatory. YouTube video provided by NOAA,