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...
Published in: | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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American Meteorological Society
2013
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1175/2013BAMSStateoftheClimate.1 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/86475 |
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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