Arctic Report Card: update for 2012 (NOAA 2012)

What's new in 2012? New records set for low snow extent and sea ice extent, and for widespread ice sheet melting, despite air temperatures - a key cause of melting - being unremarkable relative to the last decade. Multiple observations provide strong evidence of widespread, sustained change dri...

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Main Author: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 2016
Subjects:
snow
atmospheric precipitation
water
ice
permafrost ecosystem
cold zone ecosystem
Arctic ecosystem
Arctic region
climate change
climate change adaptation
climate change mitigation
environmental change
global warming
Arctic
Climate change
Global warming
Ice
Ice Sheet
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/8534
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Summary:What's new in 2012? New records set for low snow extent and sea ice extent, and for widespread ice sheet melting, despite air temperatures - a key cause of melting - being unremarkable relative to the last decade. Multiple observations provide strong evidence of widespread, sustained change driving Arctic environmental system into new state.

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