Numerical simulations of the current state of waters and sea ice in the Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Ice and Snow
• Main Authors: E. N. Golubeva, G. A. Platov, D. F. Iakshina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: Nauka 2015
• Subjects: арктика; атлантические воды; изменение климата; морской лёд; северный ледовитый океан; тихоокеанские воды; численное моделирование; циркуляция вод; Science; Q; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Pacific; Sea ice; Арктика
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2015-2-81-92; https://doaj.org/article/71acdcc37e2b4c21b519c96c66eaabb5

The paper presents results of numerical simulation of variability of the sea ice area and water circulation in the Arctic Ocean performed with use of the atmosphere reanalysis data for the period from middle of the last century to the present time. The model results reflect the ocean responses to changes of the atmosphere circulation regimes that manifests in changes of trajectories of waters coming into the Arctic Ocean from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The model results show influence of the Pacific and Atlantic waters on distribution and thickness of the Arctic ice.