Mean September sea ice thickness averaged over seven selected models at present and by the time the Arctic is nearly sea-ice-free
Note the scale differences between the two panels.
From Wang and Overland 2012 [17] Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) The data can be downloaded freely. Users are requested to reference the source. Eamer, J., Donaldson, G.M., Gaston, A.J., Kosobokova, K.N., Lárusson, K.F., Melnikov, I.A., Reist, J.D., Richardson, E., Staples, L., von Quillfeldt, C.H. 2013. Life Linked to Ice: A guide to sea-ice-associated biodiversity in this time of rapid change. CAFF Assessment Series No. 10. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Iceland. ISBN: 978-9935-431-25-7.
17. Wang, M., and Overland, J.E. 2012. A sea ice free summer Arctic within 30 years: An update from CMIP5 models. Geophysical Research Letters 39.
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