A record minimum arctic sea ice extent and area in 2002
Geophysical Research Letters2003Vol. 30(3)
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Mark C. Serreze, James A Maslanik, T. A. Scambos, F. Fetterer, Julienne Strœve, K. Knowles, Charles W. Fowler, Sheldon Drobot, Roger G. Barry, T. M. Haran
Abstract
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.
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