a hot autumn first weakens the sea ice, followed by a warm Arctic winter and spring that prevents sea ice from forming. The first ice-free day could happen in late summer when the Arctic ...

In this case, an unusually hot autumn would weaken the sea ice, followed by a warm Arctic winter and spring which prevents more sea ice from forming. If this were to happen for three years in a ...

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Perhaps the most defining feature of the Arctic Ocean today is the vast expanse of sea ice that coats the surface, choking straits and grounding on the polar coasts. The extent of sea ice ...

On a ship frozen in the Arctic ... from the Polarstern during spring, summer and fall to observe how the makeup of the atmosphere changes as temperatures warm, the ice melts, and microbes in ...

Arctic sea ice has diminished in extent and thickness over the half ... underwater terrain, the U.S. hot springs inventory ...

In Greenland, researchers from around the world document the warming arctic ... ice is a hurried affair with temperatures below minus 30°F. Researchers rehydrate freeze-dried meals with hot ...

These homework assignments focus on quantitative calculations surrounding various aspects of the Arctic climate system (e.g., radiation and surface energy budgets, hydrology, climate, snow cover, sea ...

After a couple of days of skiing through rough sea ice along Ellesmere's north coast ... across the flattest land in that part of the High Arctic -- Jenny Lin Island. At the end of last week ...