Fram Strait sea ice export affected by thinning: comparing high-resolution simulations and observations
Variability and trends of Fram Strait sea ice area and volume exports are examined for the period of 1990–2010. Simulations from a high-resolution version of the MPIOM model (STORM project) reproduce area and volume export well when compared with NSIDC and ICESat satellite data and in-situ ice thick...
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ftpubman:oai:pure.mpg.de:item_3185864 2023-08-27T04:08:15+02:00 Fram Strait sea ice export affected by thinning: comparing high-resolution simulations and observations Zamani, B. Krumpen, T. Smedsrud, L. Gerdes, R. 2019-09-13 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0005-88DB-B eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00382-019-04699-z http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0005-88DB-B Climate Dynamics info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2019 ftpubman https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04699-z 2023-08-02T00:11:55Z Variability and trends of Fram Strait sea ice area and volume exports are examined for the period of 1990–2010. Simulations from a high-resolution version of the MPIOM model (STORM project) reproduce area and volume export well when compared with NSIDC and ICESat satellite data and in-situ ice thickness observations. The fluxes derived from ice thickness and drift satellite products vary considerably, indicating a high uncertainty in these estimates which we mostly assign to the drift observations. The model captures the observed average seasonal cycles and interannual variability of ice export. The simulated mean annual sea ice area export is 860 × 103 km2 a− 1 (1990–2010), and the correlation with the NSIDC-based area fluxes is r = 0.67. The simulated mean annual volume export is 3.3 × 103 km3 a− 1 (1990–2010), close to the ICESat/ULS values, with a correlation of r = 0.58. The simulated monthly area export has a significant positive trend of + 10% per decade, explained by wind forcing. The major contribution to the robust trend in area export between June and September. Fram Strait ice volume export variability is mainly controlled by ice drift with a dominant role of the Transpolar Drift and, to a lesser extent thickness variability. The area export increase reflects increasing ice-drift speed, but is balanced with a reduced thickness over time when it comes to volume export, giving no significant trend in volume export. The spatial variability of ice drift indicates that the export influences a large area upstream in the Trans-Polar Drift stream, and that high volume export events lead to a thinner thickness there. The central Arctic is well connected drift-wise to the Fram Strait via the Transpolar Drift while for thickness, the region north of Greenland is dominated and controlled by the Fram Strait ice export. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fram Strait Greenland Sea ice Max Planck Society: MPG.PuRe Arctic Greenland Climate Dynamics 53 5-6 3257 3270 |
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Variability and trends of Fram Strait sea ice area and volume exports are examined for the period of 1990–2010. Simulations from a high-resolution version of the MPIOM model (STORM project) reproduce area and volume export well when compared with NSIDC and ICESat satellite data and in-situ ice thickness observations. The fluxes derived from ice thickness and drift satellite products vary considerably, indicating a high uncertainty in these estimates which we mostly assign to the drift observations. The model captures the observed average seasonal cycles and interannual variability of ice export. The simulated mean annual sea ice area export is 860 × 103 km2 a− 1 (1990–2010), and the correlation with the NSIDC-based area fluxes is r = 0.67. The simulated mean annual volume export is 3.3 × 103 km3 a− 1 (1990–2010), close to the ICESat/ULS values, with a correlation of r = 0.58. The simulated monthly area export has a significant positive trend of + 10% per decade, explained by wind forcing. The major contribution to the robust trend in area export between June and September. Fram Strait ice volume export variability is mainly controlled by ice drift with a dominant role of the Transpolar Drift and, to a lesser extent thickness variability. The area export increase reflects increasing ice-drift speed, but is balanced with a reduced thickness over time when it comes to volume export, giving no significant trend in volume export. The spatial variability of ice drift indicates that the export influences a large area upstream in the Trans-Polar Drift stream, and that high volume export events lead to a thinner thickness there. The central Arctic is well connected drift-wise to the Fram Strait via the Transpolar Drift while for thickness, the region north of Greenland is dominated and controlled by the Fram Strait ice export. © 2019, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. |
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Fram Strait sea ice export affected by thinning: comparing high-resolution simulations and observations |
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Fram Strait sea ice export affected by thinning: comparing high-resolution simulations and observations |
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Fram Strait sea ice export affected by thinning: comparing high-resolution simulations and observations |
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