Thick and old sea ice in the Beaufort Sea during summer 2020/21 was associated with enhanced transport

Early summer sea ice volume in the Beaufort Sea over the past 2 years has been strongly influenced by the transport of old sea ice from adjacent seas, suggests a compilation of observational data and numerical modeling.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors:	G.W.K. Moore, Michael Steele, Axel J. Schweiger, Jinlun Zhang, Kristin L. Laidre
Format:	Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2022
Subjects:	Geology QE1-996.5 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Beaufort Sea Sea ice
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00530-6 https://doaj.org/article/f5ab9a741e814db8bbf41450d9e02103

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Summary:	Early summer sea ice volume in the Beaufort Sea over the past 2 years has been strongly influenced by the transport of old sea ice from adjacent seas, suggests a compilation of observational data and numerical modeling.