Simple Rules Govern the Patterns of Arctic Sea Ice Melt Ponds

Climate change, amplified in the far north, has led to rapid sea ice decline in recent years. In the summer, melt ponds form on the surface of Arctic sea ice, significantly lowering the ice reflectivity (albedo) and thereby accelerating ice melt. Pond geometry controls the details of this crucial fe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Popović, Predrag, Silber, Mary, Abbot, Dorian S., Cael, B. B.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114555