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Arctic Answers Brief

How are reduced Arctic sea ice and increased Greenland melting connected?

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Figure 1. Maximum area of Greenland that experienced surface melt, 1979–2020 (Courtesy: M. Tedesco).

Figure 1. Maximum area of Greenland that experienced surface melt, 1979–2020 (Courtesy: M. Tedesco).

Figure 2. Meltwater runoff between 1950 and 2020 (relative to mean from 1960 to 1990) accumulated over the ice sheet, as simulated by an atmospheric regional model (MAR). (Courtesy: M. Tedesco).

Figure 2. Meltwater runoff between 1950 and 2020 (relative to mean from 1960 to 1990) accumulated over the ice sheet, as simulated by an atmospheric regional model (MAR). (Courtesy: M. Tedesco).

Figure 3. Near-surface temperature differences (in oC) for 2020 relative to average from 1951–1980. Figure from NASA at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4882.

Figure 3. Near-surface temperature differences (in oC) for 2020 relative to average from 1951–1980. Figure from NASA at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4882.
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