Sea ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is at one of its lowest levels on record, yet there’s no unanimity on when that ice will disappear completely during summer months.
Sea ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is at one of its lowest levels on record, yet there’s no unanimity on when that ice will disappear completely during summer months. Understanding the traits and movements of the remaining ice is a persistent challenge for scientists, but a study by researchers at Penn State has provided a new tool to explore ice characteristics and interactions along with coastal conditions. Using radar images, fiber-optic sensing and seismic sensors, the team in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) identified different seismic activities linked to the types of ice that are shifting.
The work was published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
Drifting sea ice threatens Arctic communities, including infrastructure, as it can crash into stable formations that underpin where people live and work.
Read more at: Penn State University
Coral bleaching. (Danielle Ihde via Wikipedia)
