Sea Ice

  • How old is that sea ice?

    How old is that sea ice?

    Ice-age colours track survival and movement, not every floe’s thickness. Learn what the oldest category in a grid cell reveals, conceals, and cannot promise.

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  • Extent and volume tell different ice stories

    Extent and volume tell different ice stories

    A worked example separates extent, area, and volume, then shows why wind, thickness estimates, seasonal timing, and model uncertainty can make ice graphs tell different stories.

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  • At the ice edge north of Svalbard

    At the ice edge north of Svalbard

    A careful reading of melt ponds, pressure ridges, kittiwakes, wildlife distance, and younger sea ice.

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