Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-433-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-433-2018
Research article
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06 Feb 2018
Research article |  | 06 Feb 2018

The Arctic sea ice cover of 2016: a year of record-low highs and higher-than-expected lows

Alek A. Petty, Julienne C. Stroeve, Paul R. Holland, Linette N. Boisvert, Angela C. Bliss, Noriaki Kimura, and Walter N. Meier

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There was significant scientific and media attention surrounding Arctic sea ice in 2016, due primarily to the record-warm air temperatures and low sea ice conditions observed at the start of the year. Here we quantify and assess the record-low monthly sea ice cover in winter, spring and fall, and the lack of record-low sea ice conditions in summer. We explore the primary drivers of these monthly sea ice states and explore the implications for improved summer sea ice forecasting.