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Average annual maximum and minimum sea ice extent The numbered lines show the expected time in years for the ice at that location to exit the Arctic Ocean through the Fram Strait, based on drifting buoy data during 1979-1990
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Average annual maximum and minimum sea ice extent The numbered lines show the expected time in years for the ice at that location to exit the Arctic Ocean through the Fram Strait, based on drifting buoy data during 1979-1990
Sources | Title (cont.) The lower panel shows a schematic representation of ice growth, surface melting, and sediment accumulation during drift of a hypothetical ice floe. Rigor, I., 1992. Arctic Ocean buoy program. Argos Newsl. 44: 1-3. (AAR Figure 3.23) | ||||
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Graphical production: Philippe Rekacewicz and Emmanuelle Bournay (GRID-Arendal) | ||||
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AMAP Assessment Report: Arctic Pollution Issues |
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Published | 1998 | ||||
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