New Antarctic sea ice record but scientists aren't confounded'
Antarctic winter sea ice has once again broken the record for maximum extent. On September 12, the coverage measured 19.619 million square kilometres, the highest since satellite records began.The ice has broken daily records on about 150 days this year, indicating consistently greater coverage than...
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The Conversation Media Group
2014
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| Online Access: | http://theconversation.com/new-antarctic-sea-ice-record-but-scientists-arent-confounded-31676 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/94966 |
| Summary: | Antarctic winter sea ice has once again broken the record for maximum extent. On September 12, the coverage measured 19.619 million square kilometres, the highest since satellite records began.The ice has broken daily records on about 150 days this year, indicating consistently greater coverage than in previous years. With several weeks of growth still to go, more records could fall. |
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