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Modeled Arctic Sea Ice Thickness from 1940 through 2060: View #2

Part of the ongoing research into polar ice trends encompasses evaluation from sophisticated computer models. At the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at Princeton University, run by NASA's sibling agency, NOAA, researchers modeled a 5,000 year period to see how polar ice might behave over time depending on several different variables. This visualization shows a 120-year slice of that complete model, essentially offering a research window on to experimental processes that require longer time frames than human lifetimes. According to the model shown here, projecting a period from 1940 to 2060, there is evidence to suggest human factors have had a measurable effect on Arctic ice decreases.

Arctic Sea Ice Thickness from 1940 through 2060 from the GFDL Coupled Global Climate Model    Arctic Sea Ice Thickness from 1940 through 2060 from the GFDL Coupled Global Climate Model
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Animation Number:1076
Animator:Tom Biddlecome (Lead)
Studio:SVS
Completed:2000-05-30
Scientist:Keith Dixon (NOAA/GFDL)
Data set:GFDL Coupled Global Climate Model
Data Collected:1940-2060
Series:Arctic Ice
Video:SVS2000-0004 *
Keywords:
DLESE >> Cryology
SVS >> Ice
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