Higher Water Temperatures and Reduced Ice Cover In the Arctic Ocean

Higher Water Temperatures and Reduced Ice Cover In the Arctic Ocean

Over the past six weeks, scientists aboard the research vessel "Polarstern" of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research have been investigating changes in ocean temperature and sea ice cover in the area of Fram Strait between Spitsbergen and Greenland.
In this area significant exchange of water masses between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean takes place. The ongoing process of global warming throughout the past years has also altered conditions in Fram Strait and the North Polar Sea.

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<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news971.html">Higher Water Temperatures and Reduced Ice Cover In the Arctic Ocean</a> Over the past six weeks, scientists aboard the <a class="directory" href="http://www.physorg.com/search/research">research</a> vessel "Polarstern" of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research have been investigating changes in ocean temperature and sea ice cover in the area of Fram Strait between Spitsbergen and Greenland. In this area significant exchange of water masses between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean takes place. The ongoing process of global warming throughout the past years has also altered conditions in Fram Strait and the North Polar Sea.