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DriftStory 03
The thickness of the sea ice doesn’t just depend on how much
seawater freezes into ice in winter. Another critical factor is
how frequently th
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DriftStory 07
On 30 June 2020, meltwater ponds nearly as long as the
research vessel Polarstern covered the MOSAiC ice floe – though
the snow began melting weeks
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DriftStory 01
Whoever hopes to unlock the mysteries of the sea ice has to first
know its past. Accordingly, sea-ice physicist Thomas Krumpen started
looking for clues
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DriftStory 04
Glittering clouds
below the ice
Generally speaking, it’s very easy to explain how Arctic sea ice becomes thicker. You
take an ocean, a
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