Quantifying the Potential for Snow‐Ice Formation in the Arctic Ocean
Abstract We examine the regional variations and long‐term changes of the potential for snow‐ice formation for level Arctic sea ice from 1980 to 2016. We use daily sea ice motion data and implement a 1‐D snow/ice thermodynamic model that follows the ice trajectories while forcing the simulations with...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:40790bb479924ec18295c5448bc17a2e 2024-09-15T17:53:07+00:00 Quantifying the Potential for Snow‐Ice Formation in the Arctic Ocean Ioanna Merkouriadi Glen E. Liston Robert M. Graham Mats A. Granskog 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085020 https://doaj.org/article/40790bb479924ec18295c5448bc17a2e EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085020 https://doaj.org/toc/0094-8276 https://doaj.org/toc/1944-8007 1944-8007 0094-8276 doi:10.1029/2019GL085020 https://doaj.org/article/40790bb479924ec18295c5448bc17a2e Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 47, Iss 4, Pp no-no (2020) snow‐ice sea ice snow Arctic Ocean 1‐D modelling ice trajectories Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085020 2024-08-05T17:48:42Z Abstract We examine the regional variations and long‐term changes of the potential for snow‐ice formation for level Arctic sea ice from 1980 to 2016. We use daily sea ice motion data and implement a 1‐D snow/ice thermodynamic model that follows the ice trajectories while forcing the simulations with Modern‐Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 and ERA‐Interim reanalyses. We find there is potential for snow‐ice formation in level ice over most of the Arctic Ocean; this is true since the 1980s. In addition, the regional variations are very strong. The largest potential is typically found in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean, particularly in the Greenland Sea, where precipitation is highest. We surmise that, in addition to the annual amount of solid precipitation, potential for snow‐ice formation is controlled by two main factors: the initial second‐year/multiyear ice thickness in the autumn and the timing of first‐year ice formation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ocean Greenland Greenland Sea Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Geophysical Research Letters 47 4 |
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Abstract We examine the regional variations and long‐term changes of the potential for snow‐ice formation for level Arctic sea ice from 1980 to 2016. We use daily sea ice motion data and implement a 1‐D snow/ice thermodynamic model that follows the ice trajectories while forcing the simulations with Modern‐Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 and ERA‐Interim reanalyses. We find there is potential for snow‐ice formation in level ice over most of the Arctic Ocean; this is true since the 1980s. In addition, the regional variations are very strong. The largest potential is typically found in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean, particularly in the Greenland Sea, where precipitation is highest. We surmise that, in addition to the annual amount of solid precipitation, potential for snow‐ice formation is controlled by two main factors: the initial second‐year/multiyear ice thickness in the autumn and the timing of first‐year ice formation. |
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Ioanna Merkouriadi Glen E. Liston Robert M. Graham Mats A. Granskog |
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Ioanna Merkouriadi Glen E. Liston Robert M. Graham Mats A. Granskog |
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Quantifying the Potential for Snow‐Ice Formation in the Arctic Ocean |
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Quantifying the Potential for Snow‐Ice Formation in the Arctic Ocean |
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Quantifying the Potential for Snow‐Ice Formation in the Arctic Ocean |
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Quantifying the Potential for Snow‐Ice Formation in the Arctic Ocean |
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Quantifying the Potential for Snow‐Ice Formation in the Arctic Ocean |
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quantifying the potential for snow‐ice formation in the arctic ocean |
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085020 https://doaj.org/article/40790bb479924ec18295c5448bc17a2e |
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Arctic Ocean Greenland Greenland Sea Sea ice |
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Arctic Ocean Greenland Greenland Sea Sea ice |
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