Sea ice concentration

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  • Sea Ice Concentration
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  • The ratio of the area of the water surface covered by ice as a fraction of the whole area. Sea ice concentration has been monitored by polar orbiting satellites at all wavelengths.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Sea ice concentration is a useful variable for climatescientists and nautical navigators. It is defined as the area ofsea ice relative to the total at a given point in the ocean.This article will deal primarily with its determination from remote sensing measurements.

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Sea_ice_concentration)

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