Arctic Ice Melt Could Pause in Coming Decades

Arctic Ice Melt Could Pause in Coming Decades
Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:31:00 -0500

Despite the rapid retreat of Arctic sea ice in recent years, the ice may temporarily stabilize or somewhat expand at times over the next few decades, new research indicates.

Results of a study by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) appear this week in the journal Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), published by the American Geophysical Union.

The National Science Foundation (NSF), NCAR's sponsor, funded the work.

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