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Reflectivity of Greenland Ice Sheet in late summer hit new low in 2014
Description: The Arctic Report Card: Update for 2014 states that the Greenland Ice Sheet's overall 2014 summer reflectivity was the second lowest since MODIS records began in the year 2000. August 2014 reflectivity dipped to especially low levels at high elevations. Such low reflectivity values had not previously been observed so late in summer. Greenland Ice Sheet reflectivity has dropped as air temperatures in the Arctic have risen. The Arctic Report Card: Update for 2014 reads, "Data from January-July 2014 suggest that 2014 might become the warmest year in the Arctic since the beginning of the 20th century." [Source: NOAA Climate.gov]
URL: http://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/reflectivity-greenland-ice-sheet-late-summer-hit-new-low-2014
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Source: NOAA Climate.gov
Publish Date: 12/16/2014
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