Study Merges Decade of Arctic Data as Ice Collapses Into the Sea
Friday, September 19, 2008 - 12:21
in Earth & Climate
Last month, immense ice shelves collapsed into the Arctic Ocean. Polar bears are losing vital hunting grounds and countries are now staking claims to potential oil reserves under the pole. To better gauge the climate changes, Ohio researchers will "reanalyze" a decade of atmospheric, sea, ice and land surface data merged into a single computer model.
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