NASA researchers believe that the reason is the geological structure of the region and the southern ocean.
A group of scientists from the American Agency NASA have found out the cause of reverse phenomenon – an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica, when there is a sharp decrease in the level of ice in the Arctic.
Experts explained that the answer lies in the Geology of the southern ocean and Antarctica.
The team of scientists from the U.S. Department of NASA, headed the Dream Nghiem from the jet propulsion Laboratory for some time collected data, collected by satellite, radar, which allowed to study in detail the depths of the ocean, the temperature on the surface of the water and the shape of the earth.
The collected data allowed us to unravel the mystery of a reverse phenomenon – the growth of ice in Antarctica at a time when there is a sharp decrease in the level of ice in the Arctic.
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Experts explained that this phenomenon affects the movement of winds and the depth of the ocean that changes the direction of flow. The researchers also noticed that a new layer of superimposed ice on top, covering the old.
NASA employees not so long ago, has created a special website in order that everyone could find data on the changing ice of Antarctica and the Arctic in more detail.
