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A record minimum arctic sea ice extent and area in 2002
Author(s) -
Serreze M. C.,
Maslanik J. A.,
Scambos T. A.,
Fetterer F.,
Stroeve J.,
Knowles K.,
Fowler C.,
Drobot S.,
Barry R. G.,
Haran T. M.
Publication year - 2003
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 - 10.1029/2002gl016406
Subject(s) - arctic ice pack , sea ice , geology , arctic , oceanography , climatology , arctic sea ice decline , arctic geoengineering , antarctic sea ice , spring (device) , the arctic , cryosphere , drift ice , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , mechanical engineering , engineering
Arctic sea ice extent and area in September 2002 reached their lowest levels recorded since 1978. These conditions likely resulted from (1) anomalous warm southerly winds in spring, advecting ice poleward from the Siberian coast (2) persistent low pressure and high temperatures over the Arctic Ocean in summer, promoting ice divergence and rapid melt.