Elements
Growth and Disintegration

Arctic Polar Ice Mass
Climate Stabilizer

Melting Polar Ice Mass
Recent Observations

References

This section provides reference to information that assisted in developing the following content:

Sea Ice

• Wadhams, Peter. “How Does Arctic Sea Ice Form and Decay?” National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. January 1/03. November 27/08
  <http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay_wadhams.html>.  

Elements

• Education Corner: Sea Ice. March 19/03. Canadian Ice Services. November 27/08
  <http://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca/App/WsvPageDsp.cfm?ID=10340&Lang=eng>.

Arctic Polar Ice Mass

• Current Arctic Basin Sea Ice Area. University of Illinois. <http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/
  recent365.anom.region.1.html>.

Melting Polar Ice Mass

• Zabarenko, Deborah. “Arctic ice ebbs to record level: scientists.” Reuters September 20/07. November 27/08 <http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKN2044208320070920>.
• Arctic Sea Ice News, Fall 2007. October 17/07. National Snow and Ice Data Center. November 27/08
  <http://nsidc.org/news/press/2007_seaiceminimum/20070810_index.html>. 
• Black, Richard. “Arctic losing long-term ice cover.” BBC News March 18/08. November 27/08
  <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7303385.stm>.
• Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis. September 16/08. National Snow and Ice Data Center. November 27/08
  <http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2008/091608.html>.