File:Absence of sea ice south of Svalbard archipelago.jpg

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This image, acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite on 12 January 2023, provides evidence of the absence of sea ice south of the Svalbard archipelago.

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English: This image, acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-1A satellite on 12 January 2023, provides evidence of the absence of sea ice south of the Svalbard archipelago. According to the climate bulletin issued by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, December 2022 was the seventh warmest December on record. Additionally, the Arctic Sea ice extent for December 2022 was 3% below average, ranking eighth lowest in the satellite record. One of the areas in which the lack of sea ice was particularly concerning is located south of the Svalbard Archipelago. Antarctic sea ice extent also reached its second-lowest value for December in the 44-year satellite dataset, at 13% below average. Additional information are available here.
Date 14 January 2023 (upload date)
Source Absence of sea ice south of Svalbard archipelago
Author European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-1 imagery

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