Sea Ice Near Thule, Greenland (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Sea Ice Near Thule, Greenland

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Sea ice near Thule, Greenland. Only about 10 percent of sea ice is above the ocean’s surface, which makes measuring ice thickness challenging. More accurate thickness measurements could potentially improve future seasonal sea ice forecasts.

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Credit: NASA / Nathan Kurtz

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