Interannual variability in Transpolar Drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of Atlantification
Changes in Arctic sea ice thickness are the result of complex interactions of the dynamic and variable ice cover with atmosphere and ocean. Most of the sea ice exiting the Arctic Ocean does so through Fram Strait, which is why long-term measurements of ice thickness at the end of the Transpolar Drif...
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:54247 2023-05-15T14:50:07+02:00 Interannual variability in Transpolar Drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of Atlantification Belter, H. Jakob Krumpen, Thomas von Albedyll, Luisa Alekseeva, Tatiana A. Birnbaum, Gerit Frolov, Sergei V. Hendricks, Stefan Herber, Andreas Polyakov, Igor Raphael, Ian Ricker, Robert Serovetnikov, Sergei S. Webster, Melinda Haas, Christian 2021-06 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/54247/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/54247/1/tc-15-2575-2021.pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/54247/2/tc-15-2575-2021-supplement.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.68a2ad87-cd95-42c1-9e22-87e99b976a03 https://hdl.handle.net/ unknown https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/54247/1/tc-15-2575-2021.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/54247/2/tc-15-2575-2021-supplement.pdf Belter, H. J. orcid:0000-0001-9383-911X , Krumpen, T. orcid:0000-0001-6234-8756 , von Albedyll, L. orcid:0000-0002-6768-0368 , Alekseeva, T. A. , Birnbaum, G. orcid:0000-0002-0252-6781 , Frolov, S. V. , Hendricks, S. orcid:0000-0002-1412-3146 , Herber, A. orcid:0000-0001-6651-3835 , Polyakov, I. , Raphael, I. , Ricker, R. orcid:0000-0001-6928-7757 , Serovetnikov, S. S. , Webster, M. and Haas, C. orcid:0000-0002-7674-3500 (2021) Interannual variability in Transpolar Drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of Atlantification , The Cryosphere, 15 (6), pp. 2575-2591 . doi:10.5194/tc-15-2575-2021 <https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2575-2021> , hdl:10013/epic.68a2ad87-cd95-42c1-9e22-87e99b976a03 EPIC3The Cryosphere, 15(6), pp. 2575-2591 Article isiRev 2021 ftawi https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2575-2021 2021-12-24T15:46:21Z Changes in Arctic sea ice thickness are the result of complex interactions of the dynamic and variable ice cover with atmosphere and ocean. Most of the sea ice exiting the Arctic Ocean does so through Fram Strait, which is why long-term measurements of ice thickness at the end of the Transpolar Drift provide insight into the integrated signals of thermodynamic and dynamic influences along the pathways of Arctic sea ice. We present an updated summer (July–August) time series of extensive ice thickness surveys carried out at the end of the Transpolar Drift between 2001 and 2020. Overall, we see a more than 20 % thinning of modal ice thickness since 2001. A comparison of this time series with first preliminary results from the international Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) shows that the modal summer thickness of the MOSAiC floe and its wider vicinity are consistent with measurements from previous years at the end of the Transpolar Drift. By combining this unique time series with the Lagrangian sea ice tracking tool, ICETrack, and a simple thermodynamic sea ice growth model, we link the observed interannual ice thickness variability north of Fram Strait to increased drift speeds along the Transpolar Drift and the consequential variations in sea ice age. We also show that the increased influence of upward-directed ocean heat flux in the eastern marginal ice zones, termed Atlantification, is not only responsible for sea ice thinning in and around the Laptev Sea but also that the induced thickness anomalies persist beyond the Russian shelves and are potentially still measurable at the end of the Transpolar Drift after more than a year. With a tendency towards an even faster Transpolar Drift, winter sea ice growth will have less time to compensate for the impact processes, such as Atlantification, have on sea ice thickness in the eastern marginal ice zone, which will increasingly be felt in other parts of the sea-ice-covered Arctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Fram Strait laptev Laptev Sea Sea ice The Cryosphere Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Arctic Arctic Ocean Laptev Sea The Cryosphere 15 6 2575 2591 |
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Changes in Arctic sea ice thickness are the result of complex interactions of the dynamic and variable ice cover with atmosphere and ocean. Most of the sea ice exiting the Arctic Ocean does so through Fram Strait, which is why long-term measurements of ice thickness at the end of the Transpolar Drift provide insight into the integrated signals of thermodynamic and dynamic influences along the pathways of Arctic sea ice. We present an updated summer (July–August) time series of extensive ice thickness surveys carried out at the end of the Transpolar Drift between 2001 and 2020. Overall, we see a more than 20 % thinning of modal ice thickness since 2001. A comparison of this time series with first preliminary results from the international Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) shows that the modal summer thickness of the MOSAiC floe and its wider vicinity are consistent with measurements from previous years at the end of the Transpolar Drift. By combining this unique time series with the Lagrangian sea ice tracking tool, ICETrack, and a simple thermodynamic sea ice growth model, we link the observed interannual ice thickness variability north of Fram Strait to increased drift speeds along the Transpolar Drift and the consequential variations in sea ice age. We also show that the increased influence of upward-directed ocean heat flux in the eastern marginal ice zones, termed Atlantification, is not only responsible for sea ice thinning in and around the Laptev Sea but also that the induced thickness anomalies persist beyond the Russian shelves and are potentially still measurable at the end of the Transpolar Drift after more than a year. With a tendency towards an even faster Transpolar Drift, winter sea ice growth will have less time to compensate for the impact processes, such as Atlantification, have on sea ice thickness in the eastern marginal ice zone, which will increasingly be felt in other parts of the sea-ice-covered Arctic. |
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Belter, H. Jakob Krumpen, Thomas von Albedyll, Luisa Alekseeva, Tatiana A. Birnbaum, Gerit Frolov, Sergei V. Hendricks, Stefan Herber, Andreas Polyakov, Igor Raphael, Ian Ricker, Robert Serovetnikov, Sergei S. Webster, Melinda Haas, Christian |
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Belter, H. Jakob Krumpen, Thomas von Albedyll, Luisa Alekseeva, Tatiana A. Birnbaum, Gerit Frolov, Sergei V. Hendricks, Stefan Herber, Andreas Polyakov, Igor Raphael, Ian Ricker, Robert Serovetnikov, Sergei S. Webster, Melinda Haas, Christian Interannual variability in Transpolar Drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of Atlantification |
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Belter, H. Jakob Krumpen, Thomas von Albedyll, Luisa Alekseeva, Tatiana A. Birnbaum, Gerit Frolov, Sergei V. Hendricks, Stefan Herber, Andreas Polyakov, Igor Raphael, Ian Ricker, Robert Serovetnikov, Sergei S. Webster, Melinda Haas, Christian |
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Interannual variability in Transpolar Drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of Atlantification |
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Interannual variability in Transpolar Drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of Atlantification |
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Interannual variability in Transpolar Drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of Atlantification |
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Interannual variability in Transpolar Drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of Atlantification |
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Interannual variability in Transpolar Drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of Atlantification |
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interannual variability in transpolar drift summer sea ice thickness and potential impact of atlantification |
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