Sea ice transport through Nares Strait between 2003 and 2012 ...
This dissertation focuses on sea ice observations in Nares Strait between 2003 and 2012. Ice transported via the channel contributes to freshwater flux through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA). Nares Strait, which forms the eastern boundary of the CAA, is second only to Fram Strait for volume o...
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| Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Delaware
2018
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.58088/9x46-n738 http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/23797 |
| Summary: | This dissertation focuses on sea ice observations in Nares Strait between 2003 and 2012. Ice transported via the channel contributes to freshwater flux through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA). Nares Strait, which forms the eastern boundary of the CAA, is second only to Fram Strait for volume outflow from the Arctic basin. Flow through the channel is described by two regimes. The distinction between these is the presence or absence of a land-fast ice bridge blocking ice transport. During the beginning and end of this study, ice bridges form each year and last for 3 to 6 months. However, ice flows virtually uninhibited for four years beginning in 2006. Data gathered from ice profiling sonars (IPS) moored in the channel are used to measure ice draft. Ice is found to be thicker in the western channel and to have highest velocity in the central channel. The statistical distribution of ice is assessed at seasonal and inter-annual scales temporally. Whereas ice in the Arctic Basin has been thinning, thick ... |
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