| Thinning of the Arctic sea-ice cover |
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| Author(s): Rothrock DA, Yu Y, Maykut GA |
| Source: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Volume: 26 Issue: 23 Pages: 3469-3472 Published: DEC 1 1999 |
| Times Cited: 400 References: 18 |
| Abstract: Comparison of sea-ice draft data acquired on submarine cruises between 1993 and 1997 with similar data acquired between 1958 and 1976 indicates that the mean ice draft at the end of the melt season has decreased by about 1.3 m in most of the deep Plater portion of the Arctic Ocean, from 3.1 m in 1958-1976 to 1.8 m in the 1990s. The decrease is greater in the central and eastern Arctic than in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. Preliminary evidence is that the ice cover has continued to become thinner in some regions during the 1990s. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: Rothrock, DA (reprint author), Univ Washington, Appl Phys Lab, Box 355640, Seattle, WA 98195 USA |
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1. Univ Washington, Appl Phys Lab, Seattle, WA 98195 USA |
| Publisher: AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION, 2000 FLORIDA AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20009 USA |
| Subject Category: Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
| IDS Number: 261LN |
| ISSN: 0094-8276 |