Sentences with phrase «reduction of the sea ice area»

The article in The Independent makes its predictions based on the increased speed of reduction of the Sea Ice Area compared to last year.

Not exact matches

«We have documented loss of sea ice and reductions of habitat for Arctic marine mammals across most of the circumpolar Arctic, so this area is not unique,» said co-author Kristin Laidre, a UW associate professor in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and the Polar Science Center.

Max — I believe you did some of the math wrong by using only half of the Earth's surface to compare with all of the area with reduced sea ice, which is why you seem to have overestimated the W / m2 reduction.

Fig 2 Variations of sea - ice area since 1972, showing a recent reduction in the amplitude of the fluctuations (4).

Model studies suggest that a collapse of the AMOC could lead to a reduction in surface air temperature of around 1 - 3 °C in the North Atlantic region and surrounding land masses, but with local cooling of up to 8 °C in areas of increased sea ice (Vellinga and Wood, 2002; Vellinga et al 2002; Manabe and Stouffer; 1997; Jacob et al 2005).

Increased surface melting, loss of ice shelves, and reduction of summer and autumn sea ice around the Antarctic and Greenland continents during the warmest interglacials would have a year - round effect on temperature, because the increased area of open water has its largest impact on surface air temperature in the cool seasons.

The observed effects of cryosphere reduction include modification of river regimes due to enhanced glacial melt, snowmelt advance and enhanced winter base flow; formation of thermokarst terrain and disappearance of surface lakes in thawing permafrost; decrease in potential travel days of vehicles over frozen roads in the Arctic; enhanced potential for glacier hazards and slope instability due to mechanical weakening driven by ice and permafrost melting; regional ocean freshening; sea - level rise due to glacier and ice sheet shrinkage; biotic colonisation and faunal changes in deglaciated terrain; changes in freshwater and marine ecosystems affected by lake - ice and sea - ice reduction; changes in livelihoods; reduced tourism activities related to skiing, ice climbing and scenic activities in cryospheric areas affected by degradation; and increased ease of ship transportation in the Arctic.