The Arctic's rapidly shrinking sea ice cover: A research synthesis
The sequence of extreme September sea ice extent minima over the past decade suggests acceleration in the response of the Arctic sea ice cover to external forcing, hastening the ongoing transition towards a seasonally open Arctic Ocean. This reflects several mutually supporting processes. Because of...
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ftncar:oai:drupal-site.org:articles_11993 2023-09-05T13:11:28+02:00 The Arctic's rapidly shrinking sea ice cover: A research synthesis Stroeve, Julienne (author) Serreze, Mark (author) Holland, Marika (author) Kay, Jennifer (author) Malanik, James (author) Barrett, Andrew (author) 2012-02 application/pdf http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-010-759 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-011-0101-1 en eng Springer Climatic Change http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-010-759 doi:10.1007/s10584-011-0101-1 ark:/85065/d7n01760 Copyright 2012, The Author(s). Text article 2012 ftncar https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-011-0101-1 2023-08-14T18:42:52Z The sequence of extreme September sea ice extent minima over the past decade suggests acceleration in the response of the Arctic sea ice cover to external forcing, hastening the ongoing transition towards a seasonally open Arctic Ocean. This reflects several mutually supporting processes. Because of the extensive open water in recent Septembers, ice cover in the following spring is increasingly dominated by thin, first-year ice (ice formed during the previous autumn and winter) that is vulnerable to melting out in summer. Thinner ice in spring in turn fosters a stronger summer ice-albedo feedback through earlier formation of open water areas. A thin ice cover is also more vulnerable to strong summer retreat under anomalous atmospheric forcing. Finally, general warming of the Arctic has reduced the likelihood of cold years that could bring about temporary recovery of the ice cover. Events leading to the September ice extent minima of recent years exemplify these processes. Article in Journal/Newspaper albedo Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice OpenSky (NCAR/UCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Arctic Arctic Ocean Climatic Change 110 3-4 1005 1027 |
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The sequence of extreme September sea ice extent minima over the past decade suggests acceleration in the response of the Arctic sea ice cover to external forcing, hastening the ongoing transition towards a seasonally open Arctic Ocean. This reflects several mutually supporting processes. Because of the extensive open water in recent Septembers, ice cover in the following spring is increasingly dominated by thin, first-year ice (ice formed during the previous autumn and winter) that is vulnerable to melting out in summer. Thinner ice in spring in turn fosters a stronger summer ice-albedo feedback through earlier formation of open water areas. A thin ice cover is also more vulnerable to strong summer retreat under anomalous atmospheric forcing. Finally, general warming of the Arctic has reduced the likelihood of cold years that could bring about temporary recovery of the ice cover. Events leading to the September ice extent minima of recent years exemplify these processes. |
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Stroeve, Julienne (author) Serreze, Mark (author) Holland, Marika (author) Kay, Jennifer (author) Malanik, James (author) Barrett, Andrew (author) |
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