The albedo of the Arctic Ocean sea ice has varied significantly in the 21st century

A study was conducted at the Finnish Meteorological Institute on the Arctic Ocean melting and freezing period changes in albedo during the period 2003-2011. The albedo in the region varies a lot, but the average reflectance, however, decreases.

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Senior Researcher Vesa Laine, te. +358 29 539 4141, vesa.laine@fmi.fi

Laine, V., T. Manninen and A. Riihelä (2014). High temporal estimation of the Arctic sea ice albedo during the melting and refreezing periods of the years 2003-2011. Remote Sensing of Environment, 140, January 2014, p. 604-613.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425713003696