Sea ice area (Q980)

Subject, term, tag: Sea ice area

Sea ice area (SIA)

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Sea ice area	Subject, term, tag: Sea ice area	Sea ice area (SIA)

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source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group I: Climate Change 2021 – The Physical Science Basis

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Definition

Sea ice area is the area covered by sea ice. In contrast to sea ice extent, it is a linear measure of sea ice coverage that does not depend on grid resolution. (English)