Moisture transport from the Arctic: a characterization from a Lagrangian perspective
The Arctic Ocean has suffered extreme reductions in sea ice in recent decades, and these observed changes suggest implications in terms of moisture transport. The Arctic region is a net sink of moisture in terms of the total hydrological cycle, however, its role as a moisture source for specific reg...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:b32a2a4fecf54212b5793eaa30996f6b 2023-05-15T14:32:18+02:00 Moisture transport from the Arctic: a characterization from a Lagrangian perspective M. Vázquez R. Nieto A. Drumond L. Gimeno 2018-06-01 https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.3477 https://doaj.org/article/b32a2a4fecf54212b5793eaa30996f6b en es eng spa Universidad de La Rioja 0211-6820 1697-9540 doi:10.18172/cig.3477 https://doaj.org/article/b32a2a4fecf54212b5793eaa30996f6b undefined Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, Vol 44, Iss 2, Pp 659-673 (2018) arctic sinks moisture transport lagrangian model geo envir Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2018 fttriple https://doi.org/10.18172/cig.3477 2023-01-22T19:28:48Z The Arctic Ocean has suffered extreme reductions in sea ice in recent decades, and these observed changes suggest implications in terms of moisture transport. The Arctic region is a net sink of moisture in terms of the total hydrological cycle, however, its role as a moisture source for specific regions has not been extensively studied. Our results show that 80% of the moisture supply from the Arctic contributes to precipitation over itself, representing about 8% of the global moisture supply to the Arctic, the remaining 20% is distributed in the surrounding. A reduction in the sea ice extent could make the Arctic Ocean a slightly higher source of moisture to itself or to the surrounding areas. The analysis of the areas affected by Arctic moisture transport is important for establishing those areas vulnerable to change in a framework of a growing sea ice decline. To this end, the Lagrangian model FLEXPART was used in this work to establish the main sinks for the Arctic Ocean, focusing on the moisture transport from this region. The results suggest that most of the moisture loss occurs locally over the Arctic Ocean itself, especially in summer. Some moisture contribution from the Arctic Ocean to continental areas in North America and Eurasia is also noted in autumn and winter especially from Central Arctic, the East Siberian Sea, the Laptev, Kara, Barents, East Greenland and Bering Seas, and the Sea of Okhotsk. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean East Greenland East Siberian Sea Greenland laptev Sea ice Unknown Arctic Arctic Ocean East Siberian Sea ENVELOPE(166.000,166.000,74.000,74.000) Greenland Okhotsk Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica 44 2 659 673 |
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The Arctic Ocean has suffered extreme reductions in sea ice in recent decades, and these observed changes suggest implications in terms of moisture transport. The Arctic region is a net sink of moisture in terms of the total hydrological cycle, however, its role as a moisture source for specific regions has not been extensively studied. Our results show that 80% of the moisture supply from the Arctic contributes to precipitation over itself, representing about 8% of the global moisture supply to the Arctic, the remaining 20% is distributed in the surrounding. A reduction in the sea ice extent could make the Arctic Ocean a slightly higher source of moisture to itself or to the surrounding areas. The analysis of the areas affected by Arctic moisture transport is important for establishing those areas vulnerable to change in a framework of a growing sea ice decline. To this end, the Lagrangian model FLEXPART was used in this work to establish the main sinks for the Arctic Ocean, focusing on the moisture transport from this region. The results suggest that most of the moisture loss occurs locally over the Arctic Ocean itself, especially in summer. Some moisture contribution from the Arctic Ocean to continental areas in North America and Eurasia is also noted in autumn and winter especially from Central Arctic, the East Siberian Sea, the Laptev, Kara, Barents, East Greenland and Bering Seas, and the Sea of Okhotsk. |
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Moisture transport from the Arctic: a characterization from a Lagrangian perspective |
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