State of the Climate 2012: [Antarctica] Sea ice extent and concentration

Antarctic sea ice in 2012was characterized by generallyabove-average area and extentthroughout the year, comparedto the 19812010 mean, with theexception of late May throughearly June and late Novemberthrough much of December(Fig. 6.8a). A new maximum seaice extent was recorded duringSeptember (since...

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Main Authors: Massom, RA, Reid, PA, Stammerjohn, S, Barreira, S, Lieser, JL, Scambos, T
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Meteorological Society 2013
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Physical geography and environmental geoscience
Glaciology
Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1175/2013BAMSStateoftheClimate.1
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/86475
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Summary:Antarctic sea ice in 2012was characterized by generallyabove-average area and extentthroughout the year, comparedto the 19812010 mean, with theexception of late May throughearly June and late Novemberthrough much of December(Fig. 6.8a). A new maximum seaice extent was recorded duringSeptember (since satellite recordsbegan in 1978; see http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews).Regionally, the pattern of seaice variability throughout theyear was closely associated withvariations in large-scale atmosphericand oceanic circulationpatterns and related local seasurface temperatures.

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