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  • Oceanography: Physical: Ice mechanics and air/sea/ice exchange processes (0700, 0750, 0752, 0754)
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  • Global Change: Abrupt/rapid climate change (4901, 8408)

Abstract

EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION, VOL. 89, NO. 2, PAGE 13, 2008
doi:10.1029/2008EO020001

FEATURE

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Plummets in 2007

Julienne Stroeve

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), University of Colorado, Boulder

Mark Serreze

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), University of Colorado, Boulder

Sheldon Drobot

Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR), University of Colorado, Boulder

Shari Gearheard

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), University of Colorado, Boulder

Marika Holland

National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colo.

James Maslanik

Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research (CCAR), University of Colorado, Boulder

Walt Meier

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), University of Colorado, Boulder

Ted Scambos

National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), University of Colorado, Boulder

Arctic sea ice declined rapidly to unprecedented low extents in the summer of 2007, raising concern that the Arctic may be on the verge of a fundamental transition toward a seasonal ice cover.

Arctic sea ice extent typically attains a seasonal maximum in March and minimum in September. Over the course of the modern satellite record (1979 to present), sea ice extent has declined significantly in all months, with the decline being most pronounced in September. By mid-July 2007, it was clear that a new record low would be set during the summer of 2007.

Citation: Stroeve, J., M. Serreze, S. Drobot, S. Gearheard, M. Holland, J. Maslanik, W. Meier, and T. Scambos (2008), Arctic Sea Ice Extent Plummets in 2007, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(2), 13, doi:10.1029/2008EO020001.

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