The Arctic sea ice cover of 2016: a year of record-low highs and higher-than-expected lows

The Arctic sea ice cover of 2016 was highly noteworthy, as it featured record low monthly sea ice extents at the start of the year but a summer (September) extent that was higher than expected by most seasonal forecasts. Here we explore the 2016 Arctic sea ice state in terms of its monthly sea i...

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Main Authors: A. A. Petty, J. C. Stroeve, P. R. Holland, L. N. Boisvert, A. C. Bliss, N. Kimura, W. N. Meier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-02-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/433/2018/tc-12-433-2018.pdf