could heat of fusion contribute to rapid arctic melt?

MadSci Network: Environment & Ecology

Subject: could heat of fusion contribute to rapid arctic melt?

Date: Wed Jan 26 12:32:47 2011
Posted by tom
Grade level: nonaligned School: none
City: tucson State/Province: az Country: usa
Area of science: Environment & Ecology
ID: 1296070367.En

Message:


will newly exposed arctic water equivalent to the mass of the melted sea ice 
rise in temp some 80 degrees C if exposed to the same radiant energy over the 
same amount of time?

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