The North Pole Region as an Indicator of the Changing Arctic Ocean: The Need for Sustaining Observations

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Morison, James, Wilkinson, Jeremy, Alkire, Matthew, Nilsen, Frank, Polyakov, Igor, Smethie Jr., William, Schlosser, Peter, Vivier, Frédéric, Lourenco, Antonio, Provost, Christine, Pelon, Jacques, Ferriz, Cecilia Peralta, Karcher, Michael, Rabe, Benjamin, Lee, Craig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2018
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean; North Pole; sustained observations; climate; international effort; océan Arctique; pôle Nord; observations continues; climat; effort international; Arctic; Canada; Nares; Arctic Basin; Arctique Central; Arctique*; Central Arctic; Climate change; North Atlantic; Océan Arctique; Pôle Nord; Sea ice; subarctique*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67639

Sustained observations of environmental conditions in the North Pole region are critical to understanding the changing Arctic Ocean. The Transpolar Drift conduit of sea ice and freshened upper-ocean waters across the Arctic Ocean passes over the North Pole region on its way to the North Atlantic thr...