Midwinter Arctic leads form and dissipate low clouds

• Published in: Environmental Research Letters
• Main Authors: Xia Li, Steven K. Krueger, Courtenay Strong, Gerald G. Mace, Sally Benson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
• Subjects: Science; Q; Arctic; Midwinter; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14074-5; https://doaj.org/article/95a5f100d5fa4dd497d1ae8fd8ab653f

Cracks in Arctic sea ice (leads) are becoming more prevalent and widespread, yet studies regarding their impacts on clouds are limited. Here, contrary to the present understanding, diverse observations and modelling simulations show that higher leads concentrations do not necessarily result in more...