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Antarctic sea ice drops by 10 per cent, wiping out highs set in 2014
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Lieser, JL, Antarctic sea ice drops by 10 per cent, wiping out highs set in 2014, Stuff.co.nz, Fairfax New Zealand Ltd., New Zealand, 01 March (2017) [Media Interview]
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Abstract
There is about 10 per cent less sea ice in Antarctica this year than the previous record minimum - a stunning reversal after new highs were set in 2014.
The sea ice extent around the southern continent dropped to 2.135 million square kilometres on Sunday, and expanded 25,000 square kilometres the following day, indicating the freezing season has likely begun, said Jan Lieser, a sea ice scientist at Australia's Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Co-operative Research Centre.
Item Details
Item Type: | Media Interview |
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Keywords: | Antarctica, sea-ice extent |
Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
Research Group: | Physical geography and environmental geoscience |
Research Field: | Physical geography and environmental geoscience not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
Objective Group: | Understanding climate change |
Objective Field: | Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts) |
UTAS Author: | Lieser, JL (Dr Jan Lieser) |
ID Code: | 114908 |
Year Published: | 2017 |
Deposited By: | CRC-Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems |
Deposited On: | 2017-03-02 |
Last Modified: | 2017-03-02 |
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