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ICESat Thickness Estimates
Feb-Mar 06
0.12
0.10
Multiyear ice: 3.1 m
First-year ice: 1.7 m
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.00
01 2
34567
Mar-Apr 07
0.12
3.3 m
1.8 m
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.00
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Feb-Mar 08
0.12
2.8 m
1.6 m
3.3 m
1.8 m
0.10
0.08
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.00
01 23 4567
Ice Thickness (m)
0
2.5
5.0 m
Figure 7.10.
Spatial fields of estimated sea ice thickness and probability density
functions (PDFs) (probability given on the y-axis) based on ICESat retrievals for
February-March 2006, March-April 2007, and February-March 2008. PDFs are given
from both multiyear ice and first-year ice. The white circle indicates the region north of
satellite coverage (from NSIDC, courtesy of R. Kwok, NASA, JPL). (See plate section
for color version.)
