Average extent of arctic sea ice in March and September 1979-2007
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Created 12 Nov 2009
Published 12 Nov 2009
Last modified 09 Nov 2017
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Climate change adaptation
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Arctic sea ice grows to its greatest yearly size in March and melts to its lowest size in September
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Last upload:
- 30 Sep 2008
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Temporal coverage:
- 1979-2007
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Tags:
- climate change , ice , sea , arctic region
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Owners:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
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Figure type:
- Graph
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The figure shows the average ice extents for these two months after 1979. The linear trend for March indicates that the Arctic is losing an average of 44 000 km2 of ice per year in winter. The corresponding value for September and summer is 72 000 km2.
Geographical coverage: Arctic and the North pole
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For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/average-extent-of-arctic-sea-ice-in-march-and-september-1979-2007 or scan the QR code.
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