The secret of the Svalbard sea ice barrier

An elongated sea ice feature called the Svalbard sea ice barrier rapidly formed over an area in the Barents Sea to the east of Sbalbard posing navigation hazards. The secret of its formation lies in the bottom bathemetry that governs the distribution of cold Arctic waters masses, which impacts sea i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nghiem, Son V., Van Woert, Michael L., Neumann, Gregory
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004. 2008
Subjects:
sea ice
Svalbard
arctic waters
Atlantic waters
International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO)
QuickScat
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Barents Sea
Sea ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2014/40752
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Summary:An elongated sea ice feature called the Svalbard sea ice barrier rapidly formed over an area in the Barents Sea to the east of Sbalbard posing navigation hazards. The secret of its formation lies in the bottom bathemetry that governs the distribution of cold Arctic waters masses, which impacts sea ice growth on the water surface. NASA/JPL

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