I heard on the news yesterday that sea ice mass in all the oceans is at a twenty - five year high, mainly because of the southern hemisphere. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Sea ice deformations also impact melting and freezing in leads, ridging and sea ice circulation, which are key players in determining sea ice mass balance and age, and freshwater mass distribution in the Arctic Ocean. (nersc.no)
Secondary objectives: Four secondary objectives have been defined: - To assess the effect of a more accurate simulation of sea ice drift and deformation on the Arctic sea ice mass balance and distribution properties of sea ice age. (nersc.no)