
Recent Decline in Antarctic Sea Ice Cover From 2016 to 2022: Insights From Satellite Observations, Argo Floats, and Model Reanalysis
By: Kshitija Suryawanshi, B. Jena, C. C. Bajish and N. Anilkumar
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