Sea ice thickness is inferred by measuring the height of the ice above the water, and this measurement is distorted by snow weighing the ice floe down. Scientists adjust for this using a map of snow depth in the Arctic that is decades out of date. In the new study, researchers swapped this map for the results of a new computer model designed to estimate snow depth as it varies year to year.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210603201040.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/06/210603201040.htm
Arctic sea ice thinning faster than expected
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