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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-3825-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-3825-2024
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26 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2024

The role of atmospheric conditions in the Antarctic sea ice extent summer minima

Bianca Mezzina, Hugues Goosse, François Klein, Antoine Barthélemy, and François Massonnet

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We analyze years with extraordinarily low sea ice extent in Antarctica during summer, until the striking record in 2022. We highlight common aspects among these events, such as the fact that the exceptional melting usually occurs in two key regions and that it is related to winds with a similar direction. We also investigate whether the summer conditions are preceded by an unusual state of the sea ice during the previous winter, as well as the physical processes involved.