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Further evidence of ice thinning in the Arctic Ocean
Author(s) -
Wadhams Peter,
Davis Norman R.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2000gl011802
Subject(s) - arctic ice pack , geology , arctic , the arctic , thinning , oceanography , sea ice , climatology , canada basin , arctic sea ice decline , arctic dipole anomaly , antarctic sea ice , geography , forestry
A sea ice thickness profile, obtained in September 1996 from the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean between Fram Strait and the North Pole, was compared with a profile obtained in the same region in September‐October 1976. A decline in mean ice draft of 43% was observed over the 20‐year interval, in agreement with changes observed in other parts of the Arctic Ocean by Rothrock et al. [1999].