Figure-5.2: Snow cover fraction and sea ice concentration trends, 1981–2015

Terrestrial snow cover fraction and sea ice concentration seasonal trends for 1981–2015. Winter — January-March; spring — April-June; summer — July-September; autumn — October-December. Stippling indicates statistical significance (there is only a 10% possibility that such changes are due to chance). Dashed line denotes limit of Canadian marine territory. Changes in sea ice are discussed in Section 5.3.