Click below for an animation of monthly Antarctic sea ice

Image based on Gloersen, P., W.J. Campbell, D.J. Cavalieri, J.C. Comiso, C.L. Parkinson, and H.J. Zwally, Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice, 1978-1987: Satellite Passive-Microwave Observations and Analysis. 1992, Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 290 pp. 

Note: this animation is based on figures from the book:
Gloersen, P., W.J. Campbell, D.J. Cavalieri, J.C. Comiso, C.L. Parkinson, and H.J. Zwally, Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice, 1978-1987: Satellite Passive-Microwave Observations and Analysis. 1992, Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 290 pp.