Sea Ice in the Arctic

Sea Ice in the Arctic provides in-depth information about the sea ice in the Arctic at scales from paleoenvironmental variability to more contemporary changes during the past and present centuries. The book is based on several decades of research related to sea ice in the Arctic and its variability, sea ice process studies as well as implications of the sea ice variability on human activities.

The chapters provide an extensive overview of the research results related to sea ice in the Arctic at palaeo-scales to more resent scales of variations as well as projections for changes during the 21st century.

The authors have pioneered the satellite remote sensing monitoring of sea ice and used other monitoring data in order to study, monitor and model sea ice and its processes.

Preface/summary of book chapters
Chapter 1 Arctic sea ice and the climate system: an overview
Chapter 2 Sea Ice in the Arctic Paleoenvironments
Chapter 3 Changes in sea ice area and extent in the 20th and 21st centuries
Chapter 4 Changes in sea ice thickness and volume in the 20th and 21st centuries
Chapter 5 SAR sea ice type classification and drift retrieval in the Arctic
Chapter 6 Sea ice drift in the Arctic
Chapter 7 Sea ice modelling
Chapter 8 Operational forecasting of sea ice in the Arctic using TOPAZ System
Chapter 9 Projections of sea ice in the Arctic for the 21st century
Chapter 10 Climate change impact on the Arctic economy and society
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