Emerging trends in the sea state of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas

• Published in: Ocean Modelling
• Main Authors: Thomson, Jim, Fan, Yalin, Stammerjohn, Sharon, Stopa, Justin, Rogers, W. Erick, Girard-Ardhuin, Fanny, Ardhuin, Fabrice, Shen, Hayley, Perrie, Will, Shen, Hui, Ackley, Steve, Babanin, Alex, Liu, Qingxiang, Guest, Peter, Maksym, Ted, Wadhams, Peter, Fairall, Chris, Persson, Ola, Doble, Martin, Graber, Hans, Lund, Bjoern, Squire, Vernon, Gemmrich, Johannes, Lehner, Susanne, Holt, Benjamin, Meylan, Mike, Brozena, John, Bidlot, Jean-Raymond
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ocean Modelling 2016
• Subjects: Sea ice; Arctic Ocean; Ocean surface waves; Arctic; Harper; Doble; Chukchi; ice pack; National Snow and Ice Data Center; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1828/9165; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2016.02.009

The sea state of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas is controlled by the wind forcing and the amount of ice-free water available to generate surface waves. Clear trends in the annual duration of the open water season and in the extent of the seasonal sea ice minimum suggest that the sea state should be i...