(Table 1) Seasonal sea ice concentration and the observed changes from 1972 to 2007 for the Southern Beaufort Sea ...

• Main Authors: Wendler, Gerd, Shulski, M, Moore, B
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2010
• Subjects: Season; Month; Ice coverage; Difference; Ice survey; International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY; Arctic Ocean; Barrow; Beaufort Sea; International Polar Year; IPY; north slope; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.841496; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.841496

A reliable data set of Arctic sea ice concentration based on satellite observations exists since 1972. Over this time period of 36 years western arctic temperatures have increased; the temperature rise varies significantly from one season to another and over multi-year time scales. In contrast to mo...