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Video: How simple math can help predict the melting of sea ice

  • Written by Anurag Papolu, Multimedia Editor
imageThe new model predicts the growth of small ponds on arctic ice sheetsScientific Visualization Studio / NASA

To better predict climate change, scientists need accurate models which predict the behavior of many natural processes. One of these is the melting of arctic sea ice, which requires expensive and difficult data collection in the Arctic.

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