Climate change and the mathematics of transport in sea ice

• Main Author: Golden, Kenneth M.
• Other Authors: College of Science, Mathematics
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Mathematical Society (AMS) 2009
• Subjects: Polar ice; Fluid flow; Complex permittivity; Sea ice; Fluid dynamics; Climatic changes; Arctic; Climate change; ice pack
• Online Access: https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6gq7g67

Journal Article As the boundary layer between the ocean and atmosphere in the polar regions, sea ice is a critical component of the global climate system. As temperatures on Earth have warmed, the Arctic sea ice pack in particular has exhibited a dramatic decline in its summer extent. Indeed, the polar sea-ice packs are harbingers of climate change. Predicting what may happen over the next ten, fifty, or hone hundred years requires extensive modeling of critical sea ice processes and the role that sea ice plays in global climate.