Reduced sea ice area also noted in winter
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 - 11:41
in Earth & Climate
Warmer Atlantic water has caused a retreat of the ice edge north of Svalbard during the last decades, researchers report. In contrast to other areas of the Arctic Ocean, the largest ice loss north of Svalbard occurred during winter. The Arctic sea ice area has been measured, using satellites, since 1979.