ESA Cryosat Animation of Arctic Sea Ice Thickness (1979-2013)
Difference in the area, volume and depth of the average September Arctic sea ice between 1979, shown in blue, and 2013, shown in orange.
Difference in the area, volume and depth of the average September Arctic sea ice between 1979, shown in blue, and 2013, shown in orange.
Global warming could impact the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), altering the cycles of El Niño and La Niña events.
This is the first instrument ever to explore a subglacial lake outside of a borehole.