| Title | The rapid decline of the sea ice in the Russian Arctic |
| Author | Rodrigues, J. |
| Author Affil | Rodrigues, J., University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Source | Cold Regions Science and Technology, 54(2), p.124-142, . Publisher: Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. ISSN: 0165- 232X |
| Publication Date | Oct. 2008 |
| Notes | In English. Based on Publisher- supplied data GeoRef Acc. No: 291143 |
| Index Terms | distribution; ice; microwaves; remote sensing; surveys; Arctic Ocean--Barents Sea; Arctic Ocean--Chukchi Sea; Arctic Ocean--East Siberian Sea; Arctic Ocean--Kara Sea; Arctic Ocean--Laptev Sea; Russia--Russian Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Arctic region; Barents Sea; Chukchi Sea; Commonwealth of Independent States; concentration; East Siberian Sea; Kara Sea; Laptev Sea; microwave methods; Russian Arctic; Russian Federation; satellite methods; sea ice; seasonal variations |
| Abstract | A study of the sea ice concentrations obtained by passive microwave satellite imagery during the 1979-2007 period reveals remarkable changes in the sea ice cover of the Russian Arctic. A large reduction in the summer sea ice extent and area was observed in all Russian Arctic seas and straits while in the Barents Sea a significant decrease also took place in the winter months. Special attention was paid to the less studied length of the ice-free season, which was found to increase essentially everywhere, with particularly high rates of change in the Barents and Chukchi Seas. |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.coldregions.2008.03.008 |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 63003483 |