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That is ice area, most of it over water. The paper the article is referencing is about the thickness of grounded ice sheets and their stability, not the extent
by lotsofmangos 12y ago
That is ice area, most of it over water. The paper the article is referencing is about the thickness of grounded ice sheets and their stability, not the extent of sea ice.
- skrowl 12y agoAre you implying that the ground ice thickness natural trend can't possibly follow the total sea ice area natural trend?
- lotsofmangos 12y agoI would not be at all surprised to find an inverse relationship. As you warm the poles, the weather patterns become less tight, leading to a larger area that is below freezing.