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Arctic summer sea-ice age 1981–2000 compared with 2007, 2008, and 2009

Figure Created 12 Jan 2011 Published 12 Jan 2011 Last modified 10 Oct 2017

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Topics: Climate change adaptation

These images compare ice age, a proxy for ice thickness, in 2007, 2008, 2009, and the 1981–2000 average. 2009 saw an increase in second-year ice over 2008. At the end of summer 2009, 32% of the ice cover was second-year ice and three-year and older ice were 19% of the total ice cover, the lowest in the satellite record.

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Methodology:: Satellite measurements. Platform: DMSP > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, NIMBUS-7 Instruments: SSMI/S > Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder and SMMR > Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Center for Ice Climate and Ecosystems (ICE).
Owners:: Center for Ice Climate and Ecosystems (ICE)
Figure type:: Map