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Download fileSea ice extent and concentration [in 'State of the Climate in 2007']
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posted on 2023-05-19, 22:31 authored by Robert MassomRobert Massom, Phillip ReidPhillip Reid, Barreira, S, Stammerjohn, SAntarctic sea ice in 2007 was characterized by considerable temporal and spatial variability, with ice extent anomalies ranging from a record low in May of –12% or –1.2 × 106 km2 (equal to 1980) to a record high in December of +14% or +1.7 × 106 km2 for the satellite time series (1978–present; Fig. 5.26). The analysis is based on monthly mean SSM/I-derived sea ice concentration data produced by the NSIDC Sea Ice Index project (Fetterer et al. 2002, updated monthly).
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Publication title
Bulletin of the American Meteorological SocietyVolume
89Issue
7Pagination
S103-S104ISSN
0003-0007Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Amer Meteorological SocPlace of publication
45 Beacon St, Boston, USA, Ma, 02108-3693Rights statement
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