Midwinter Arctic leads form and dissipate low clouds

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Li, Xia, Krueger, Steven K., Strong, Courtenay, Mace, Gerald G., Benson, Sally
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
• Subjects: Article; Arctic; Midwinter; ice pack; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6954259/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31924780; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14074-5

Leads are a key feature of the Arctic ice pack during the winter owing to their substantial contribution to the surface energy balance. According to the present understanding, enhanced heat and moisture fluxes from high lead concentrations tend to produce more boundary layer clouds. However, describ...