The Arctic: In November, there was unusually little sea ice in the Barents Sea, western Kara Sea, Hudson Bay and, to the west of Greenland extending high into the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Atmosphe
The Arctic: In the first half of the month, there was only ice growth in the western part of the Arctic Ocean. The monthly mean value comes in at ninth place among the lowest monthly mean values for A
The Arctic: This year, the September minimum sea-ice extent was 4.74 million square kilometres, the 14 th -lowest figure since the beginning of continuous satellite observation Polarstern expedition C
The different ice regimes in the Arctic in summer were successfully characterised and their melting was described. This summer, there was a particularly large amount of open water in the North Atlanti
Significant melting and breakup of the ice pack in regime 1 in the marginal ice zone Rain accelerates ice melting Ecological studies highlight the connection to physical ice and ocean condition Substa
Similarities and differences between ice regimes become increasingly apparent Multi-year ice regimes have a good chance of surviving the melting season Studies on Arctic amplification are a key elemen
Successful recovery of equipment from Regime 1 Work in Regime 2 completed Map systems with real-time data are essential for marine expeditions Happy ending in Regime 1 This expedition week began with
Based on initial observations, those floes studied particularly melted on the underside In the Antarctic, satellites detected substantially less new sea ice than expected in July News from the scienti
Floe 1 disintegrates and drifts into Russian waters New floe studied in Regime 1 US team investigates optical properties of sea ice from above and below Various elements of ice melting The aim of CONT
Wait and see in the Arctic: In June, the sea-ice development was on the same course as in the record-low year 2012. The weeks to come will tell us what happens next. Sluggish new-ice formation in the
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