Datasets : Change in Sea Ice Extent, 1979-2004

Uploaded By: Monica	Created at: Wednesday June 20,11:01 AM
Data Source: IPY
Description: In the polar region, much of the sea is covered by ice. The amount of water that is covered is called the extent. Because the ice is melting, the extent is decreasing.
Tags: polar, arctic, sea

	Hemisphere	Region	Percentage Change Per Decade
1	Northern	Whole N Hemisphere	-3.20
2	Northern	Greenland Sea	-10.60
3	Northern	Baffin Bay	-8.60
4	Northern	Sea of Okhotsk	-7.40
5	Northern	Kara-Barents Sea	-6.00
6	Northern	Hudson Bay	-5.00
7	Northern	Bering Sea	-1.80
8	Northern	Arctic Ocean	-1.30
9	Northern	Gulf of St Lawrence	-0.60
10	Northern	Canadian Archipelago	-0.40
11	Southern	Whole S Hemisphere	1.2
12	Southern	Bellingshausen Sea	-5.3
13	Southern	Weddell Sea	1
14	Southern	Indian Ocean	1.1
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