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- The study, published in Nature Climate Change, links the 2015 Antarctic sea-ice decline to weakened ocean stratification and storms that mixed warm deep water upward.
- Led by Theo Spira of the University of Gothenburg, the work highlights Winter Water layer as a shield protecting the ice from warmer waters.
- Researchers used autonomous marine robots and sensors attached to elephant seals to analyze water stratification and inform climate models and forecasts.
