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35 relations: Albedo, Antarctic sea ice, Arctic, Arctic Ocean, Arctic sea ice decline, Arctic sea ice ecology and history, Bottom water, Climate model, East Greenland Current, Extratropical cyclone, Frazil ice, Global warming, Greenland Sea, Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, Iceberg, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Measurement of sea ice, Nimbus program, North Atlantic Deep Water, Norwegian language, Oceanic basin, Pancake ice, Polar Geography, Polar ice cap, Polar regions of Earth, Polynya, Scanning multichannel microwave radiometer, Sea ice, Seasat, Shelf ice, Solar irradiance, Special sensor microwave/imager, Taylor & Francis, Thermohaline circulation, Water mass.
Albedo
Albedo (albedo, meaning "whiteness") is the measure of the diffuse reflection of solar radiation out of the total solar radiation received by an astronomical body (e.g. a planet like Earth).
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Antarctic sea ice
Antarctic sea ice is the sea ice of the Southern Ocean.
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Arctic
The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.
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Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceans.
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Arctic sea ice decline
Arctic sea ice decline is the sea ice loss observed in recent decades in the Arctic Ocean.
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Arctic sea ice ecology and history
The Arctic sea ice covers less area in the summer than in the winter.
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Bottom water
Bottom water is the lowermost water mass in a water body, by its bottom, with distinct characteristics, in terms of physics, chemistry, and ecology.
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Climate model
Climate models use quantitative methods to simulate the interactions of the important drivers of climate, including atmosphere, oceans, land surface and ice.
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East Greenland Current
The East Greenland Current (EGC) is a cold, low salinity current that extends from Fram Strait (~80N) to Cape Farewell (~60N).
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Extratropical cyclone
Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are low-pressure areas which, along with the anticyclones of high-pressure areas, drive the weather over much of the Earth.
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Frazil ice
Frazil ice is a collection of loose, randomly oriented needle-shaped ice crystals in water.
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Global warming
Global warming, also referred to as climate change, is the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects.
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Greenland Sea
The Greenland Sea is a body of water that borders Greenland to the west, the Svalbard archipelago to the east, Fram Strait and the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Norwegian Sea and Iceland to the south.
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Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
The Met Office Hadley Centre for Climate Change — named in honour of George Hadley — is one of the United Kingdom's leading centres for the study of scientific issues associated with climate change.
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Iceberg
An iceberg or ice mountain is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific and intergovernmental body under the auspices of the United Nations, set up at the request of member governments, dedicated to the task of providing the world with an objective, scientific view of climate change and its political and economic impacts.
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Measurement of sea ice
Measurement of sea ice is important for safety of navigation and for monitoring the environment, particularly the climate.
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Nimbus program
The Nimbus satellites were second-generation U.S. robotic spacecraft used for meteorological research and development.
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North Atlantic Deep Water
North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) is a deep water mass formed in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Norwegian language
Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language.
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Oceanic basin
In hydrology, an oceanic basin may be anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater but geologically ocean basins are large geologic basins that are below sea level.
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Pancake ice
Pancake ice is a form of ice that consists of round pieces of ice with diameters ranging from to, depending on the local conditions that affect ice formation.
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Polar Geography
Polar Geography is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research on the physical and human aspects of the Polar regions.
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Polar ice cap
A polar ice cap or polar cap is a high-latitude region of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite that is covered in ice.
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Polar regions of Earth
The polar regions, also called the frigid zones, of Earth are the regions of the planet that surround its geographical poles (the North and South Poles), lying within the polar circles.
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Polynya
A polynya is an area of open water surrounded by sea ice.
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Scanning multichannel microwave radiometer
The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) was a five-frequency microwave radiometer flown on the Seasat and Nimbus 7 satellites.
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Sea ice
Sea ice arises as seawater freezes.
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Seasat
Seasat was the first Earth-orbiting satellite designed for remote sensing of the Earth's oceans and had on board the first spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR).
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Shelf ice
Shelf ice is ice that forms when a portion of a lake surface freezes.
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Solar irradiance
Solar irradiance is the power per unit area received from the Sun in the form of electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range of the measuring instrument.
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Special sensor microwave/imager
The Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) is a seven-channel, four-frequency, linearly polarized passive microwave radiometer system.
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Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in England that publishes books and academic journals.
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Thermohaline circulation
Thermohaline circulation (THC) is a part of the large-scale ocean circulation that is driven by global density gradients created by surface heat and freshwater fluxes.
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Water mass
An oceanographic water mass is identifiable body of water with a common formation history which has physical properties distinct from surrounding water.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_ice_pack
