Warm Atlantic water explains observed sea ice melt rates north of Svalbard

Warm Atlantic water (AW) that flows northward along the Svalbard west coast is thought to transport enough heat to melt regional Arctic sea ice effectively. Despite this common assumption, quantitative requirements necessary for AW to directly melt sea ice fast enough under realistic winter conditio...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Main Authors: Duarte, P, Sundfjord, A, Meyer, A, Hudson, SR, Spreen, G, Smedsrud, LH
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2020
Subjects:
Arctic
sea ice
Atlantic water
storms
climate change
Svalbard
Yermak Plateau
Climate change
Sea ice
Yermak plateau
Online Access:https://eprints.utas.edu.au/34732/
https://eprints.utas.edu.au/34732/1/140534%20-%20Warm%20Atlantic%20water%20explains%20observed%20sea%20ice%20melt%20rates%20north%20of%20Svalbard.pdf

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