A record minimum arctic sea ice extent and area in 2002

doi:doi:10.1029/2002GL016406

Abstract

M. C. Serreze

National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

J. A. Maslanik

Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

T. A. Scambos

National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

F. Fetterer

National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

J. Stroeve

National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

K. Knowles

National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

C. Fowler

Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

S. Drobot

Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

R. G. Barry

National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

T. M. Haran

National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

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.

Published 5 February 2003.

Citation: Serreze, M. C., J. A. Maslanik, T. A. Scambos, F. Fetterer, J. Stroeve, K. Knowles, C. Fowler, S. Drobot, R. G. Barry, and T. M. Haran (2003), A record minimum arctic sea ice extent and area in 2002, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(3), 1110, doi:10.1029/2002GL016406.

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