Open AccessSatellite-Observed Changes in the Arctic
Author(s) -
Josefino C. Comiso,
Claire L. Parkinson
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
physics today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.594
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1945-0699
pISSN - 0031-9228
DOI - 10.1063/1.1801866
Subject(s) - satellite , the arctic , arctic , environmental science , remote sensing , climatology , astrobiology , geology , oceanography , astronomy , physics
The Arctic has warmed by about 1°C in the past two decades. That time period has seen glaciers retreat, permafrost thaw, snow cover decrease, and ice sheets thin.
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