Ice

During the winter period in 2015/2016 in large areas across the Arctic Ocean the air temperature exceeded the long-term average by more than six degrees Celsius ...

After the Arctic sea ice has hit in 2014/2015 a record minimum for its winter seasonal extent, the 2015 melt season leading up to the September minimum was eagerly awaited ...

Information on the sea ice is important both for weather forecasting and climate research as well as for the safe and economical navigation on the increasingly accessible shipping routes in the Arctic. Satellite-based microwave radiometers provide ...

Satellite measurements show a long-term decline of Arctic sea ice. The sea ice extent is usually calculated by the area of sea ice with a coverage of more than 15 percent, indicating the position of the ice edge. Particularly dense ice ...