With so few long-term climate data sets, the importance of the sea ice record is hard to overstate, and 2019 now ranks among the lowest ice minimums in the 40-year satellite record.
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As Arctic Sea Ice Disappears, What Happens to Ecosystems?
The northern Bering Sea is experiencing record-setting low winter sea ice levels, which are impacting plankton, fish, and other animals in the region.
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Antarctic Seasonal Sea Ice Melts Faster Than It Grows
Winds are thought to play a significant role in driving the asymmetric seasonal cycle of Antarctic sea ice growth and melt.
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Light Permeates Seasonally Through Arctic Sea Ice
The transmission of sunlight through Arctic sea ice depends on the presence of ice, snow, and melt ponds, data collected over 6 years reveal.
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Science in a Frozen Ocean
It’s notoriously difficult to access, but new technologies, international collaboration, regional models, and interdisciplinary approaches are improving understanding of the Weddell Gyre.
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Understanding the Terrestrial Effects of Arctic Sea Ice Decline
T-MOSAiC Workshop 2019; Arkhangelsk, Russia, 25–26 May 2019
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The Ice Nurseries of the Arctic Are Melting
Ice formed in coastal nurseries along Russia’s Arctic coast is melting before it can float far offshore. Scientists are worried about what that means for wildlife.
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Understanding Past Changes in Southern Ocean Sea Ice
C-SIDE Workshop; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 24–26 October 2018
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How Arctic Cyclones Change the Sea Ice
Whirlwinds disrupt the sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. Scientists are now beginning to understand how.
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Autumn in the Arctic
With refreezing in the western Arctic Ocean shifting later into the autumn, field research on changing air-ocean-ice interactions suggests that the Arctic is shifting to a more seasonal system.