New data confirms Arctic ice trends: Ice-free season getting longer by five days per decade
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 4 March, 2014
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The ice-free season across the Arctic is getting longer by five days per decade, according to new research from a team including Prof Julienne Stroeve (UCL Earth Sciences). New analysis of satellite data shows the Arctic Ocean absorbing ever more of the sun's energy in summer, leading to a later appearance of sea ice in the autumn. In some regions, autumn freeze-up is occurring up to 11 days per decade later than it used to....