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Group of scientists from four international partner institutions and a filmmaker have come to Bremerhaven to process and analyze sea-ice cores samples from MOSAiC expedition.

With the relaunch, meereisportal.de has integrated modern science communication tools in order to continue its successful track record in knowledge transfer.

The sea-ice extent in the Antarctic is rapidly approaching the summer minimum and reached a record low in December.

The summer 2022 showed once again that the sea-ice cover is determined by both long-term trends and short-term, substantial year-on-year variations caused by the weather and ocean currents.

As the summer draws to a close, the surface of the central Arctic Ocean is once again beginning to freeze over. The ocean-driven melting may continue for several more weeks.

First Results of the IceBird Aerial Campaign

In addition to ice extent and thickness, ice age is an important parameter for the characterisation and formation of sea ice!

The month of June is characterised by major changes in the sea-ice extent in both polar regions.

While we in Germany are easing into the summer, in the Arctic the days are also growing longer, intensifying the incoming sunlight, which is what primarily determines the melting of sea ice.

By expanding the available information products on “sea-ice knowledge”, we can finally respond to a request that has long-since and repeatedly been expressed to the team: to complement information on the physical world and climatic aspects of sea ice with the important…