Arctic Minimum Sea Ice, 2010
An image of the Arctic minimum sea ice on September 17, 2010 when it covered an area of million square kilometers. Satellite-based passive microwave images of the sea ice have provided a reliable tool for continuously monitoring changes in the Arctic ice since 1979. Every summer the Arctic ice cap melts down to what scientists call its "minimum" before colder weather begins to cause ice cover to increase. The ice parameters derived from satellite ice concentration data that are most relevant to climate change studies are sea ice extent and sea ice area.
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