Sentences with phrase «winter sea ice coverage»

The report, led by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, also found that maximum winter sea ice coverage in the Arctic was the smallest ever recorded.

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Progress in understanding this connection has converged on two key factors: (1) the variability of autumn snow cover in Eurasia, and (2) the variability of sea ice coverage in the Barents - Kara Sea during late fall and early wintsea ice coverage in the Barents - Kara Sea during late fall and early wintSea during late fall and early winter.

The loss of sea ice coverage is expected to negatively impact its annual migration and winter survival while projected heavier snowfall could reduce the suitability of nest sites.

The cloud coverage in the Arctic is about 60 percent in the winter so only 40 percent of the 15 million square kilometers of sea ice is reflecting the Sun's radiation.

For both summer and winter Arctic sea - ice, the area coverage is declining at present (with summer sea - ice declining more markedly; ref.