As Antarctic sea ice continues its dramatic decline, we need more measurements and much better models to predict its future
- Written by: Inga Smith, Associate Professor in Physics, University of Otago
Jan Lieser, CC BY-SAAfter two seasons of record-breaking lows, Antarctica’s sea ice remains in dramatic decline, tracking well below any winter maximum levels observed since satellite monitoring began during the late 1970s.
A layer of frozen seawater that surrounds the Antarctic continent, sea ice cycles from maximum coverage in September to...
