Arctic sea ice extent decreased about 14 percent between the end of June and July 15th (Fig. 1), which is close to the long term average decline during this period.
Sea ice distribution continues with what has become a familiar pattern over the past few summers, with low ice extent on the Atlantic side of the Arctic and higher extent on the Pacific side. The ice edge is well north of the 1981-2010 median in virtually the entire Atlantic sector of the Arctic, with open water…
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