PAGES 509–524 New Insight Into the Disappearing Arctic
The dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice is ringing alarm bells in the minds of climate scientists, policy makers, and the public. The extent of perennial sea ice—ice that has survived a summer melt season—has declined 20% since the mid-1970s [Stroeve et al., 2005]. Its retreat varies regionally, driven...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.401.932 http://marine.rutgers.edu/~francis/pres/Eos_11-14-2006EO460001.pdf |
| Summary: | The dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice is ringing alarm bells in the minds of climate scientists, policy makers, and the public. The extent of perennial sea ice—ice that has survived a summer melt season—has declined 20% since the mid-1970s [Stroeve et al., 2005]. Its retreat varies regionally, driven by changes in winds and heating from the atmosphere and ocean. Limited data have hampered attempts to identify which culprits are to blame, but new satellite-derived information provides insight into the drivers of change. A clear message emerges. The location of the summer ice edge is strongly correlated to variability in |
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