Sea ice: a story of cracks
CPOM’s Harry Heorton blogs about sea ice formation and dynamics and why it’s important for global climate on the Reading Meteorology Department blog here.
CPOM’s Harry Heorton blogs about sea ice formation and dynamics and why it’s important for global climate on the Reading Meteorology Department blog here.
17 April 2015 Although Arctic sea ice set a record this year for its lowest ever winter extent, it was on average 25cm thicker than in 2013 when CryoSat recorded its lowest winter volume. The latest measurements also show that…
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Having just celebrated its milestone fifth birthday, CryoSat has become the first mission to provide information on Arctic sea ice thickness in real-time as an aid to maritime activities. The European Space Agency’s (ESA) CryoSat satellite has been measuring the…
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CPOM’s Danny Feltham describes the current state of the Arctic sea ice and explains the uncertainties on Reading University’s Weather and Climate blog.
CryoSat has delivered this year’s map of autumn sea-ice thickness in the Arctic, revealing a small decrease in ice volume. In a new phase for ESA’s ice mission, the measurements can now also be used to help vessels navigate…
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