Sentences with phrase «shrinking sea ice cover»

Stroeve, J. C., M. C. Serreze, M. M. Holland, J. E. Kay, J. Malanik, and A. P. Barrett, 2012: The Arctic's rapidly shrinking sea ice cover: A research synthesis.

The Arctic's rapidly shrinking sea ice cover: A research synthesis.

A central topic will be teleconnections in the climate system, i.e. how a change in climate in one part of the globe (e.g. temperatures in the Atlantic or shrinking sea ice cover in the Arctic) can influence climate on other parts of the globe (e.g. Eurasian winter temperatures), and how we can use this information to improve regional climate prediction and therefore regional climate service.

The Arctic's rapidly shrinking sea ice cover: a research synthesis.

The most recent published review of the science finds «the system may be poised to undergo rapid change» (The Arctic's rapidly shrinking sea ice cover: A research synthesis, Julienne C. Stroeve, 2011).

Not exact matches

The result: Surface temperatures increased rapidly, especially in the Arctic, which saw its September sea ice cover shrink by 25 percent.

They then used the satellite record of Arctic sea ice extent to calculate the rates of sea ice loss and then projected those rates into the future, to estimate how much more the sea ice cover may shrink in approximately three polar bear generations, or 35 years.

Sea ice physicists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), are anticipating that the sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean this summer may shrink to the record low of 20Sea ice physicists from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), are anticipating that the sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean this summer may shrink to the record low of 20sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean this summer may shrink to the record low of 2012.

Arctic sea ice cover grows each winter as the sun sets for several months, and shrinks each summer as the sun rises higher in the northern sky.

Arctic sea ice cover grows each autumn and winter, and shrinks each spring and summer.

Since the Artics» sea - ice cover is shrinking due to global warming, the polar region takes up more heat.

Thousands of studies conducted by researchers around the world have documented changes in surface, atmospheric, and oceanic temperatures; melting glaciers; diminishing snow cover; shrinking sea ice; rising sea levels; ocean acidification; and increasing atmospheric water vapor.

Since IPCC (2001) the cryosphere has undergone significant changes, such as the substantial retreat of arctic sea ice, especially in summer; the continued shrinking of mountain glaciers; the decrease in the extent of snow cover and seasonally frozen ground, particularly in spring; the earlier breakup of river and lake ice; and widespread thinning of antarctic ice shelves along the Amundsen Sea coast, indicating increased basal melting due to increased ocean heat fluxes in the cavities below the ice shelvsea ice, especially in summer; the continued shrinking of mountain glaciers; the decrease in the extent of snow cover and seasonally frozen ground, particularly in spring; the earlier breakup of river and lake ice; and widespread thinning of antarctic ice shelves along the Amundsen Sea coast, indicating increased basal melting due to increased ocean heat fluxes in the cavities below the ice shelvSea coast, indicating increased basal melting due to increased ocean heat fluxes in the cavities below the ice shelves.

«Sea level is rising much faster and Arctic sea ice cover shrinking more rapidly than we previously expectSea level is rising much faster and Arctic sea ice cover shrinking more rapidly than we previously expectsea ice cover shrinking more rapidly than we previously expected.

The area of sea ice covering the Arctic ocean even stopped growing and started shrinking in the Barents Sea for a brief period in Novembsea ice covering the Arctic ocean even stopped growing and started shrinking in the Barents Sea for a brief period in NovembSea for a brief period in November.

sea ice covering the Arctic ocean even stopped growing and started shrinking in the Barents Sea for a brief period in Novembsea ice covering the Arctic ocean even stopped growing and started shrinking in the Barents Sea for a brief period in NovembSea for a brief period in November.

Climate Change: maths and geography The Arctic sea ice cover is shrinking fast and the potential consequences are grim.

However, I've never seen a single media article in any U.S. press outlet that covered these issues — the large - scale evidence for global warming (melting glaciers, warming poles, shrinking sea ice, ocean temperatures) to the local scale (more intense hurricanes, more intense precipitation, more frequent droughts and heat waves) while also discussing the real causes (fossil fuels and deforestation) and the real solutions (replacement of fossil fuels with renewables, limiting deforestation, and halting the use of fossil fuels, especially coal and oil.)

The influence of anthropogenic forcing has also been detected in various physical systems over the last 50 years, including increases in global oceanic heat content, increases in sea level, shrinking of alpine glaciers, reductions in Arctic sea ice extent, and reductions in spring snow cover (Hegerl et al., 2007).

«The Cryosphere and Climate Change: Perspectives on the Arctic's Shrinking Sea - Ice Cover.»

Perspectives on the Arctic's shrinking sea - ice cover.

Arctic sea ice cover grows each winter as the sun sets for several months, and shrinks each summer as the sun rises higher in the northern sky.

Despite a relatively cool summer in the far north, the Arctic Ocean's sea - ice cover continued to shrink.

The evidence for rapid climate change is compelling: Sea level rise, Global temperature rise, Warming oceans, Shrinking ice sheets, Declining Arctic sea ice, Glacial retreat, Extreme events, Ocean acidification, Decreased snow cover http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ It's changing «rapidly&raquSea level rise, Global temperature rise, Warming oceans, Shrinking ice sheets, Declining Arctic sea ice, Glacial retreat, Extreme events, Ocean acidification, Decreased snow cover http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ It's changing «rapidly&raqusea ice, Glacial retreat, Extreme events, Ocean acidification, Decreased snow cover http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/ It's changing «rapidly».

Perspectives on the Arctic's shrinking sea - ice cover, Science, vol.

You can't fake spring coming earlier, or trees growing higher up on mountains, or glaciers retreating for kilometres up valleys, or shrinking ice cover in the Arctic, or birds changing their migration times, or permafrost melting in Alaska, or the tropics expanding, or ice shelves on the Antarctic peninsula breaking up, or peak river flow occurring earlier in summer because of earlier snowmelt, or sea level rising faster and faster, or any of the thousands of similar examples.

As a result, the Arctic sea - ice cover has continued to shrink; this September, the minimum summer sea - ice extent was more than 770,000 sq. mi.

Over the last two decades, the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have been losing mass, glaciers have continued to shrink almost worldwide, and Arctic sea ice and Northern Hemisphere spring snow cover have continued to decrease in extent.

The new IPCC report shows that the expanse of the Arctic ice cover has been quickly shrinking since the 70 - ies, with 2012 being the year of the sea ice minimum», says marine geologist Jochen Knies.

Another indicator of intensifying global warming: The area of Arctic Ocean covered by sea ice, a major influencer of weather for the Northern Hemisphere, continued its multi-year shrinking trend.

At a time when the sea ice should be growing toward its maximum extent for the year, it's shrinking instead — the area of the Bering Sea covered by ice is now 60 percent below its average from 1981 - 20sea ice should be growing toward its maximum extent for the year, it's shrinking instead — the area of the Bering Sea covered by ice is now 60 percent below its average from 1981 - 20Sea covered by ice is now 60 percent below its average from 1981 - 2010.

The calendar of Arctic life is shaped by ice, and the ecology of the region is beginning to change as the area of sea covered by ice shrinks with successive summers.

For example, the lower atmosphere and the upper layers of the ocean have also warmed, snow and ice cover are decreasing in the Northern Hemisphere, the Greenland ice sheet is shrinking, and sea level is rising (see Figure 1b).

«There is unequivocal evidence that Earth's lower atmosphere, ocean, and land surface are warming; sea level is rising; and snow cover, mountain glaciers, and Arctic sea ice are shrinking.

Thousands of studies conducted by researchers around the world have documented changes in surface, atmospheric, and oceanic temperatures; melting glaciers; diminishing snow cover; shrinking sea ice; rising sea levels; ocean acidification; and increasing atmospheric water vapor.

In light of all those results, it is very likely that the Arctic sea ice cover will continue to shrink and thin during the 21st century.

In September 2007, he reported, «sea ice cover had shrunk to the lowest level ever recorded.

The area covered by sea ice in the Arctic has shrunk to its lowest level this week since satellite measurements began nearly 30 years ago, opening up the Northwest Passage — a long - sought short cut between Europe and Asia that has been historically impassable.

The Arctic sea ice cover continues to shrink and become thinner, according to satellite measurements and other data released yesterday, providing further evidence that the region is warming more rapidly than scientists had expected.

Arctic and Antarctic sea ice cover shrank to a record low in February since measurements began almost four decades ago, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik)-- The Antarctic sea ice cover has shrunk by almost a quarter, as as the Arctic sea ice cap decreased by almost 8 percent.

Ignoring the possible increase of «methane from permafrost» with warming for now, it appears that NSIDC data tell us a) that northern hemisphere snow cover has not shown any statistical change since the 1980s, b) that Arctic sea ice has shrunk since measurements started in 1979 and c) that Antarctic sea ice has grown gradually over this period.