Sea-ice extent measures the ocean region counted as ice-covered once ice concentration reaches a specified threshold; NSIDC uses 15%. It is different from the physical area occupied by ice because an entire satellite grid cell counts toward extent once it crosses that threshold. September extent is especially important because Arctic sea ice normally reaches its annual minimum near the end of the summer melt season.
The research addresses a basic problem in seasonal forecasting: some…
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