Evolving relationship of Nares Strait ice arches on sea ice along the Strait and the North Water, the Arctic’s most productive polynya

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Moore, G. W. K., Howell, S. E. L., Brady, M.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
• Subjects: Article; Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Greenland; Nares; The Arches; greenlandic; Nares strait; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10276818/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37330605; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36179-0

Nares Strait, the waterway that separates northwest Greenland from Ellesmere Island, is a major pathway along which sea ice leaves the Arctic, including the planet’s oldest and thickest sea ice that is experiencing an accelerated loss. Ice arches that develop during the winter at the Strait’s northe...