Arctic Report Card 2015

Maximum sea ice extent on 25 February was 15 days earlier than average and lowest value on record (1979 - present). Minimum ice extent in September was 4th lowest on record. Sea Ice continues to be younger and thinner: InFebruary and March 2015 there was twice as much first-year ice as thee was 30 y...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: M. O. Jeffries, J. Richter - Menge, , J. E. Overland, Eds., 2015
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: NOAA 2016
Subjects:
Arctic
Polar
Climate Change
Climate change
Sea ice
walrus*
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/7567
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Summary:Maximum sea ice extent on 25 February was 15 days earlier than average and lowest value on record (1979 - present). Minimum ice extent in September was 4th lowest on record. Sea Ice continues to be younger and thinner: InFebruary and March 2015 there was twice as much first-year ice as thee was 30 years ago. Changes in sea ice alone are having profound effects on the marine ecosystem (fishes, walruses, primary production) and sea surface temperatures.

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