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Change in September Arctic sea-ice extent

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Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

Topics: Marine , Climate change mitigation ,

The 'extent' column includes the area near the pole not imaged by the sensor

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09 Aug 2007

Temporal coverage:

1979-2006

Tags:

climate , ice , arctic region , belgrade

Geographic coverage:

Arctic Ocean

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National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)

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It is assumed to be entirely ice covered with at least 15 % concentration. However, the 'area' column excludes the area not imaged by the sensor. This area is 1.19 million km2 for SMMR (35) (from the beginning of the series through June 1987) and 0.31 million square kilometres for SSM/I (36) (from July 1987 to present). Therefore, there is a discontinuity in the 'area' data values in this file at the June/July1987 boundary.

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NOAA satellite images - Arctic sea ice index

NOAA satellite images - Arctic sea ice index FTP archive containing NOAA images covering the Arctic

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Europe's environment — The fourth assessment

Europe's environment — The fourth assessment In this report, we underline the changes that have occurred in the environment and socio-economic context to help explain many of the environmental trends that have been observed. We identify successes and improvements but also register old legacies that need further effort such as, in particular, air pollution, water issues and contaminated sites. New threats, which challenge piecemeal solutions and call for integrated strategic measures at European and global levels, are described such as persistent chemicals in the environment, biodiversity loss, sustainable production and consumption and climate change. And a new overview is given of the state of European marine areas and inland seas.

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