Changes in Antarctic sea ice production due to surrounding ice conditions
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 - 19:01
in Earth & Climate
Antarctic sea ice production spanning more than 20 years has been understood through the analysis of satellite observations using specially developed techniques. The results of this analysis revealed that changes to the sea ice production in the Southern Ocean were caused mainly because of surrounding ice shelf and fast ice conditions, rather than by wind, temperature, or other factors.