Arctic Sea

It said the Arctic Sea ice dropped to its second-lowest level during the melt season since satellite measurements began in 1979.

The loss of Arctic sea ice helps accelerate the warming of the atmosphere in the far north, thanks to what's known as the albedo effect.

Well, in the first few years of this decade there was some extraordinarily fast decline in Arctic sea ice.

It cautioned, however, that the Arctic Sea's Automatic Identification System equipment may not be on the ship itself anymore.

The Arctic sea ice is shrinking so fast that within the next few decades, if not years, it could be completely gone in summertime.

American scientists say ice covering the Arctic Sea continued to shrink last winter.

Partly it's the fact that some predicted changes, like a decline in Arctic Sea ice, are happening much faster than expected.

If there were such a thing, now would not be a good time to buy shares in Arctic sea ice.

It said the melt strongly reinforces the 30-year downward trend in Arctic sea ice extent.

By the end of summer, the Arctic sea ice has retreated, leaving the walrus herd to search for a safe haven on land.

The amplification of global warming in the Arctic has had significant impacts on this region, including melting of the Arctic sea ice.

Well, in the firstfew years of this decade, therewerewas someextraordinaryextraordinarily fast decline in Arctic sea ice.

Eleven of the Arctic Sea's sailors were also flown back to Moscow for interrogation, and subsequently barred from talking to the press.

An energy irony clouds the work of the powerful U. S. computers that have tracked the retreating Arctic sea ice.

The retreat of Arctic sea ice has opened new, shorter fuel-saving routes for shipping during the warmer months of the year.

Again, there was a near-record melting of Arctic sea ice and the UN has recorded more than 700 extreme-weather related disasters.

Ideally, sea ice volume - extent multiplied by thickness - is the best indicator of the health of the Arctic sea ice.

Why has Arctic sea ice recovered partially in the last two years?

The Arctic sea ice has retreated steadily for the past 10 years reaching record lows, or close to it, every year.

For scientists studying the health of Arctic sea ice, satellite observations are absolutely essential for providing the big picture.

The vessel, the Arctic Sea, was reported to have been boarded by armed men in the Baltic.

Four indicators were declining: Arctic sea ice, glaciers, spring snow cover in the northern hemisphere and stratospheric temperatures.

Arctic sea ice extent during the 2008 melt season dropped to its second-lowest level since satellite measurements began in 1979.

"It was a pirate attack, " Anatoly Serdyukov told reporters, when asked what happened when the Arctic Sea was seized in the Baltic sea.

The amount of ice cover and its thickness are two measures of the health of the Arctic Sea.

Summary: . Arctic air is warming twice as fast as the atmosphere and Arctic sea ice is melting year by year.

The pair of images above shows Arctic sea ice concentrations for September 2010 (left) and March 2011.

The Atmospheric Response to Realistic Arctic Sea Ice Anomalies in an AGCM during Winter .

The loss of Arctic sea ice due to global warming is widely recognised as the greatest threat to the polar bears' survival.

Russian investigators have portrayed their three weeks on board the Arctic Sea as a tense hostage drama.

One of the scientists says the past six years have shown the lowest Arctic sea ice cover ever measured.

Sea ice covers the Arctic Sea, occupying 7% of the surface of the world's oceans.

sea ice covers the arctic sea , occupying 7 % of the surface of the world ' s oceans.

The vessel, the Arctic Sea, was sailing from Finland to Algeria with a cargo of timber.

One requirement for the success of this deal: a further retreat of Arctic sea ice.

In the two years before my swim, 23 percent of the arctic sea ice cover just melted away.

This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice.

But in 2008, Arctic sea ice extent was the second-lowest on record, with losses particularly acute in the Beaufort Sea.

The Arctic Sea then slipped through the Channel and "disappeared" on or around 30 July, prompting a frantic international search.

The Portuguese Navy first reported what it thought was the Arctic Sea in international waters off Cape Verde on Friday night.

It's believed the ship, the Arctic Sea, was boarded by armed men in the Baltic 3 weeks ago.

Scientists say they have evidence that the powerful greenhouse gas methane is escaping from the Arctic sea bed.

He also argued that much remains unknown about the interaction between Arctic sea ice, sea level, and temperature rise.

Arctic sea ice, Greenland's ice sheet, and glaciers in the Alps and the Antarctic Peninsula are all melting faster.

Strangely, the Arctic Sea's captain informed the pursuing Russians that his vessel was North Korean.

And retreating Arctic sea ice provides even more visible data to support conclusions of warming.

The animals were forced to swim to shore after the Arctic Sea ice they usually live on disappeared from the Chukchi Sea.

Eight armed "pirates" seized the Arctic Sea in the late evening of 24 July, off the coast of Sweden.

Recent research reveals that the area covered by Arctic sea ice is rapidly receding.

Since accurate satellite measurements became available in 1979, the extent of summertime Arctic sea ice has shrunk by about one third.

There was a lot of booze on the Arctic Sea: whisky and strong alcohol of all kinds.

" The vanishing of Arctic sea ice has direct connection with the fate of polar bears. " Said research team leader Steve Amstrup.

Arctic sea-ice cover reached its lowest ever recorded average level for the month of June.

Arctic sea ice, for instance, is clearly shrinking faster than the climate-change computers predicted.

The crew of the Arctic Sea have been told to keep their mouths shut.

Three are falling: Arctic sea ice, glaciers and spring snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere.

The dwindling expanse of Arctic sea ice has become gradually more vulnerable to summer sunshine, according to a new study.

Arctic sea ice is also disappearing, reducing the territory of the polar bear's seal prey.

For Arctic sea ice, the trend is clear, DeWeaver says - all models point to widespread reductions in sea ice in coming decades.

Bartenev, his lawyer says, paints a completely different picture of events surrounding the Arctic Sea.

This image taken by NASA's Aqua satellite in 2008 shows the state of Arctic sea ice.

As Arctic sea ice melts, the darker ocean absorbs more sunlight and speeds melting.

That's why doing fieldwork on Arctic sea ice is so important.

Arctic sea ice has also retreated at a faster than average rate.

Polar bears live on top of Arctic sea ice, where they mate and raise their young.

Arctic sea ice is melting far faster than climate models predict. Why?

Part of the Arctic sea ice melts each summer before refreezing in the winter.

Will it ever be possible to model Arctic sea-ice decline accurately?

On July 1, 2010, NSIDC reported that Arctic sea ice extent had continued its rapid decline through the month of June.

In addition, ice reflects solar radiation. Without that process, the Arctic sea could warm up even more.

Figure 2: Distribution of record minima and record maxima of Arctic sea-ice extent (NSIDC).

The lowest Arctic sea-ice extent on record is that of 2007, with 4. 13 million square kilometers.

These visitors were a group of between 22 and 24 men who arrived by speedboat, and spent 12 hours on board the Arctic Sea.

'The average thickness of the Arctic sea ice cover is declining because it is rapidly losing its thick component, the multi-year ice.

That Arctic sea ice is disappearing has been known for decades.

The spring Arctic sea ice might provide a precursor for both Chinese summer rainfall and the summer monsoon mode P31.

The lead undetwater photographer breaks through arctic sea ice dropping into -2degree water from a -30 degree world above.

The trend also helped to melt Arctic sea ice cover to a record low for December last month, the WMO said in a statement.

They also freed the Arctic Sea's 15 Russian crew members.

NSIDC. Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis. Accessed April 22, 2010.

I will protect you and break open the crowds in your way like an ice-breaker in arctic sea.

Scientists say ninety percent of all Arctic sea ice is only one or two years old.

Arctic sea ice cover shrank to a record low this year, according to the US National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Decrease of Arctic Sea Ice and Its Relationship with the Sea Surface Pressure and Temperature in High Latitude

Forming of the Leading Mode of Winter Arctic Sea Ice Motion and Its Relation with Sea Level Pressure

Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Serious Summer Flood and Drought in North China and Their Relationship to the North Arctic Sea-Ice

Variations in the age of Arctic sea-ice and summer sea-ice extent

Increasing exchanges at Greenland-Scotland Ridge and their links with the North Atlantic Oscillation and Arctic Sea Ice

Research progress of relationship between arctic sea-ice and climatic variability

Recent Arctic Sea Ice Variability: Connections to the Arctic Oscillation and the ENSO

Recent Arctic Sea Ice Variability: Connections to the Arctic Oscillation and the ENSO

On the Factors Controlling the Snow Surface and 2-m Air Temperatures Over the Arctic Sea Ice in Winter

Observations and Modelling of Cold-air Advection over Arctic Sea Ice

Within four years, Arctic sea-ice cover has twice reached record lows

Satellite mapping reveals the thickness of Arctic sea-ice

Time-space distribution of water content in the snow on Arctic sea ice surface in summer

Arctic sea ice response to wind stress variations

Whales take Northwest Passage as Arctic sea-ice melts

Observations of banding in first-year Arctic sea ice

Telecorrelation of Arctic Sea-Ice with Spring Sandstorm in Ningxia

Arctic sea ice melting faster than expected

Melting Arctic sea-ice and shipping routes

Characteristics of Arctic Sea-Ice and Its Relation with Autumn Air Temperature in China

Variability in Arctic sea ice drift

Methane seeps from Arctic sea bed

Floe formation in Arctic sea ice

The Importance of Arctic Sea Ice

Arctic Sea Ice Extent, 2009-2010 Posted April 23, 2010