In a post last week, «Warm winds slow
autumn ice growth,» NSIDC noted «October 2009 had the second - lowest ice extent for the month over the 1979 to 2009 period.»
With more heat in the upper ocean,
autumn ice growth is delayed.
Not exact matches
In the
autumns of 2007 and 2008, the rate of
ice production was very large because there was so much open water and thin
ice — the rapid
growth is completely expected.