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People stand on patches of sea ice interspersed with pools of water drawing a research mission to the Arctic in 2011.
Researchers collecting measurements of algae and sea ice properties in the Chukchi Sea in July 2011, as part of NASA’s Impacts of Climate on the Eco-Systems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment (ICESCAPE) mission. The changes of the Arctic sea ice cover have repercussions for the functioning of the polar marine ecosystem.

Credit: Melinda Webster

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