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A record minimum arctic sea ice extent and area in 2002

Year: 2003

Type: article

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.

Source: Geophysical Research Letters

DOI: 10.1029/2002gl016406

Authors: M. C. Serreze, J. A. Maslanik, T. A. Scambos, F. Fetterer, J. Stroeve, K. Knowles, C. Fowler, S. Drobot, R. G. Barry, T. M. Haran

Institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, National Snow and Ice Data Center

Language: English

Topic: Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Subfield: Atmospheric Science

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center

OpenAlex ID: W2139227459

FWCI: 25.59

Cites: 22

Cited by: 333

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