Sea ice extent, concentration, and seasonality [in 'State of the Climate in 2021']

During 2021, and following on from 2020, net Antarctic sea ice coverage continued to exhibitstrong variability (Fig. 6.11a), with distinct regional and seasonal contributions (Fig. 6.11b). Theyear began with below-average overall sea ice extent (SIE) in January through February (Fig.6.11a), compared...

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Main Authors: Reid, P, Stammerjohn, S, Massom, RA, Barreira, S, Scambos, T, Lieser, JL
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Amer Meteorological Soc 2022
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Physical geography and environmental geoscience
Glaciology
Antarctic
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0078.1
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/153022
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Summary:During 2021, and following on from 2020, net Antarctic sea ice coverage continued to exhibitstrong variability (Fig. 6.11a), with distinct regional and seasonal contributions (Fig. 6.11b). Theyear began with below-average overall sea ice extent (SIE) in January through February (Fig.6.11a), compared to the 1991-2020 average, but abruptly switched to above average in late Februarywhere it remained almost continuously until early September.

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