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Loss of reflectivity in the Arctic double estimate of climate models
Description: A new analysis of the Northern Hemisphere's "albedo feedback" over a 30-year period concludes that the region's loss of reflectivity due to snow and sea ice decline is more than double what state-of-the-art climate models estimate. The findings are important, researchers say, because they suggest that Arctic warming amplified by the loss of reflectivity could be even more significant than previously thought. [Source: Oregon State University]
URL: http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2011/jan/new-study-loss-reflectivity-arctic-double-estimate-climate-models
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Source: Oregon State University
Publish Date: 1/18/2011
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