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. 2014 Mar 13;4:4170. doi: 10.1038/srep04170

Figure 3. The width of the, MIZ as defined by the region of very-open pack ice (0–30% ice cover) in January for five sectors of the Southern Ocean.

Figure 3

The width of the MIZ has experienced no or little significant trends over the past 30 years in any region. However, the variability in the width of the MIZ has a high degree of variability, such that for year to year the size of the MIZ may vary by as much as 50%. Amund/Bell refers to the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Sea sector.