Warming of the interior Arctic Ocean linked to sea ice losses at the basin margins

Reduced sea ice cover opens a conduit for solar-heated water to reach the interior Arctic Basin halocline.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Timmermans, Mary-Louise, Toole, John, Krishfield, Richard
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6114986/
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aat6773
Description
Summary:Reduced sea ice cover opens a conduit for solar-heated water to reach the interior Arctic Basin halocline.