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CSB: Tipping Point for the Arctic Perennial Ice Cover 1978-2007
Entry ID: CSB_ArcticIceCover78-07

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Summary
Abstract: Perennial ice cover (or ice at the end of the summer) is currently declining at the rate of 11.4% per decade as observed from satellite data from 1978 to 2007. Acceleration in the decline makes it difficult for ice to recover because of ice-albedo feedback effects which has caused increases in solar heating of the mixed layer on account of the observed increase in open water area of 23% per decade ... View entire text
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ISO Topic Category
OCEANS
Ancillary Keywords
Climate Diagnostics
NASA Code 610

Publications/References
Comiso, J. C., C. L. Parkinson, R. Gersten, and L, Stock (2008) Accelerated decline in the Arctic sea ice cover, Geophysical Research Letter, 35, L01703, doi:10.1029/2007GL031972.

Comiso, J. C. and F. Nishio (2008), Trends in the sea ice cover using enhanced and compatible AMSR-E, SSM/I, and SMMR data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113 C02S07, doi:10.1029/2007JC004257.

Comiso, J. C. (2006) Abrupt Decline in the Arctic Winter Sea Ice Cover, Geophysical Research Letter, 33, L18504, doi:10.1029/2006GL027341, 2006.
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