2019 Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Continues Trend of Decline
- Visualizations by:
- Trent L. Schindler
- Written by:
- Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia
- Produced by:
- Kathryn Mersmann
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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- Trent L. Schindler (USRA) [Lead]
Writer
- Maria-Jose Vinas Garcia (Telophase) [Lead]
Producer
- Kathryn Mersmann (KBRwyle) [Lead]
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