Winter storms accelerate the demise of sea ice in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean
International audience A large retreat of sea-ice in the 'stormy' Atlantic sector of the Arctic ocean has become evident through a series of record minima for the winter maximum sea-ice extent since 2015. Results from the Norwegian young sea ICE (N-ICE2015) expedition, a five-month-long (J...
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International audience A large retreat of sea-ice in the 'stormy' Atlantic sector of the Arctic ocean has become evident through a series of record minima for the winter maximum sea-ice extent since 2015. Results from the Norwegian young sea ICE (N-ICE2015) expedition, a five-month-long (Jan-Jun) drifting ice station in first and second year pack-ice north of Svalbard, showcase how sea-ice in this region is frequently affected by passing winter storms. Here we synthesise the interdisciplinary N-ICE2015 dataset, including independent observations of the atmosphere, snow, sea-ice, ocean, and ecosystem. We build upon recent results and illustrate the different mechanisms through which winter storms impact the coupled Arctic sea-ice system. these short-lived and episodic synoptic-scale events transport pulses of heat and moisture into the Arctic, which temporarily reduce radiative cooling and henceforth ice growth. Cumulative snowfall from each sequential storm deepens the snow pack and insulates the sea-ice, further inhibiting ice growth throughout the remaining winter season. strong winds fracture the ice cover, enhance ocean-ice-atmosphere heat fluxes, and make the ice more susceptible to lateral melt. In conclusion, the legacy of Arctic winter storms for sea-ice and the ice-associated ecosystem in the Atlantic sector lasts far beyond their short lifespan. |
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Norwegian Polar Institute Institute of Environmental Physics Bremen (IUP) University of Bremen Geophysical Institute Bergen (GFI / BiU) University of Bergen (UiB) Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR) Department of Biological Sciences Bergen (BIO / UiB) University of Bergen (UiB)-University of Bergen (UiB) Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) Colorado State University Fort Collins (CSU) Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) Alfred Wegener Institute Potsdam Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) Austral, Boréal et Carbone (ABC) Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Pullman Washington State University (WSU) ANR-10-EQPX-0032,IAOOS,Système d'observation de la glace, de l'atmopshère et de l'océan en Arctique(2010) European Project: 603887,EC:FP7:ENV,FP7-ENV-2013-two-stage,ICE-ARC(2014) |
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Graham, Robert M. Itkin, Polona Meyer, Amelie Sundfjord, Arild Spreen, Gunnar Smedsrud, Lars H. Liston, Glen E. Cheng, Bin Cohen, Lana Divine, Dmitry Fer, Ilker Fransson, Agneta Gerland, Sebastian Haapala, Jari Hudson, Stephen R. Johansson, A. Malin King, Jennifer Merkouriadi, Ioanna Peterson, Algot K. Randelhoff, Achim Rinke, Annette Rösel, Anja Sennéchael, Nathalie Walden, Von P. Duarte, Pedro Assmy, Philipp Steen, Harald Granskog, Mats A. |
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Winter storms accelerate the demise of sea ice in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean |
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Winter storms accelerate the demise of sea ice in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean |
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Winter storms accelerate the demise of sea ice in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean |
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Winter storms accelerate the demise of sea ice in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean |
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Winter storms accelerate the demise of sea ice in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean |
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ftccsdartic:oai:HAL:hal-03015389v1 2023-05-15T14:27:34+02:00 Winter storms accelerate the demise of sea ice in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean Graham, Robert M. Itkin, Polona Meyer, Amelie Sundfjord, Arild Spreen, Gunnar Smedsrud, Lars H. Liston, Glen E. Cheng, Bin Cohen, Lana Divine, Dmitry Fer, Ilker Fransson, Agneta Gerland, Sebastian Haapala, Jari Hudson, Stephen R. Johansson, A. Malin King, Jennifer Merkouriadi, Ioanna Peterson, Algot K. Randelhoff, Achim Rinke, Annette Rösel, Anja Sennéchael, Nathalie Walden, Von P. Duarte, Pedro Assmy, Philipp Steen, Harald Granskog, Mats A. Norwegian Polar Institute Institute of Environmental Physics Bremen (IUP) University of Bremen Geophysical Institute Bergen (GFI / BiU) University of Bergen (UiB) Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR) Department of Biological Sciences Bergen (BIO / UiB) University of Bergen (UiB)-University of Bergen (UiB) Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) Colorado State University Fort Collins (CSU) Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) Alfred Wegener Institute Potsdam Alfred-Wegener-Institut, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) Austral, Boréal et Carbone (ABC) Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Pullman Washington State University (WSU) ANR-10-EQPX-0032,IAOOS,Système d'observation de la glace, de l'atmopshère et de l'océan en Arctique(2010) European Project: 603887,EC:FP7:ENV,FP7-ENV-2013-two-stage,ICE-ARC(2014) 2019 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03015389 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03015389/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03015389/file/Graham2019_.pdf https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45574-5 en eng HAL CCSD Nature Publishing Group info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s41598-019-45574-5 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/603887/EU/Ice, Climate, and Economics - Arctic Research on Change/ICE-ARC hal-03015389 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03015389 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03015389/document https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03015389/file/Graham2019_.pdf doi:10.1038/s41598-019-45574-5 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 2045-2322 EISSN: 2045-2322 Scientific Reports https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03015389 Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group, 2019, 9, pp.9222. ⟨10.1038/s41598-019-45574-5⟩ [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean Atmosphere [SDU.STU.GL]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Glaciology info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2019 ftccsdartic https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45574-5 2021-01-16T23:26:16Z International audience A large retreat of sea-ice in the 'stormy' Atlantic sector of the Arctic ocean has become evident through a series of record minima for the winter maximum sea-ice extent since 2015. Results from the Norwegian young sea ICE (N-ICE2015) expedition, a five-month-long (Jan-Jun) drifting ice station in first and second year pack-ice north of Svalbard, showcase how sea-ice in this region is frequently affected by passing winter storms. Here we synthesise the interdisciplinary N-ICE2015 dataset, including independent observations of the atmosphere, snow, sea-ice, ocean, and ecosystem. We build upon recent results and illustrate the different mechanisms through which winter storms impact the coupled Arctic sea-ice system. these short-lived and episodic synoptic-scale events transport pulses of heat and moisture into the Arctic, which temporarily reduce radiative cooling and henceforth ice growth. Cumulative snowfall from each sequential storm deepens the snow pack and insulates the sea-ice, further inhibiting ice growth throughout the remaining winter season. strong winds fracture the ice cover, enhance ocean-ice-atmosphere heat fluxes, and make the ice more susceptible to lateral melt. In conclusion, the legacy of Arctic winter storms for sea-ice and the ice-associated ecosystem in the Atlantic sector lasts far beyond their short lifespan. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice Svalbard Archive ouverte HAL (Hyper Article en Ligne, CCSD - Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Arctic Arctic Ocean Svalbard Scientific Reports 9 1 |