The team essentially found that an ice shell greater than 12 miles (20 kilometers) could account for these structures. If the icy layer was any thinner, then the ring patterns wouldn’t have ...

When looking at the complete, year-round record, the scientists found that sea ice thickness is a good predictor of sea ice extent, or the total area it covers on the ocean surface. Thinner ice ...

Images snapped from space show the spectacular patterns formed by sea ice floating on the ocean currents The pictures, taken by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS ...

Scientists have long known that such rocky patterns result from freezing and thawing. But precisely how they develop has been a mystery — until now. New experiments reveal that so-called “ice ...

More than merely cracks in the ice ... ocean conditions near where it meets the coastline, a critical juncture known as the grounding zone. The robotic survey revealed a new circulation pattern ...

Instead, an arching pattern of regional winds, and their effects on ocean temperatures up to six months in advance, could explain 70% of the 2023 record-low winter sea ice.

making ocean heat content key for understanding long-term climate patterns. Ocean heat content is typically lower during ice ages and rises during warmer periods of glacier retreat. Over the past ...

The effect means the sea feels warmer for a summer dip, but it's also worsening storms like ex-tropical Cyclone Tam.

Because of prolonged cold weather, pancake ice has formed on the Upper Potomac River near Great Falls. The circular slabs have ... lakes because of wave action. Ocean pancake ice can become ...