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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…

Satellite readings taken on 21 February 2022 showed, at 2.27 million km2 (Fig. 1), the absolute record low Antarctic sea-ice extent since the beginning of continuous satellite monitoring in 1979.

Arctic atmosphere, ice and ocean results from MOSAiC published. Atmospheric parameters and processes observed during MOSAiC

Arctic atmosphere, ice and ocean results from MOSAiC published. What’s happening in the Arctic Ocean under the sea ice: seasonal changes, regionality, eddies and mixing throughout a full year during MOSAiC.

MOSAiC - Arctic atmosphere, ice and ocean results from MOSAiC published. New perspectives on snow and sea-ice properties and processes.