Moisture transport from the Arctic: a characterization from a Lagrangian perspective

• Published in: Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica
• Main Authors: M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, A. Drumond, L. Gimeno
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad de La Rioja 2018
• Subjects: arctic sinks; moisture transport; lagrangian model; Geography (General); G1-922; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; East Siberian Sea; Greenland; Okhotsk; East Greenland; laptev; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.3477; https://doaj.org/article/b32a2a4fecf54212b5793eaa30996f6b

The Arctic Ocean has suffered extreme reductions in sea ice in recent decades, and these observed changes suggest implications in terms of moisture transport. The Arctic region is a net sink of moisture in terms of the total hydrological cycle, however, its role as a moisture source for specific reg...