Anomalous collapses of Nares Strait ice arches leads to enhanced export of Arctic sea ice

• Published in: Nature Communications
• Main Authors: Moore, G. W. K., Howell, S. E. L., Brady, M., Xu, X., McNeil, K.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
• Subjects: Article; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Nares; ice pack; Nares strait; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7782487/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33397941; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20314-w

The ice arches that usually develop at the northern and southern ends of Nares Strait play an important role in modulating the export of Arctic Ocean multi-year sea ice. The Arctic Ocean is evolving towards an ice pack that is younger, thinner, and more mobile and the fate of its multi-year ice is b...