Recent advances in Arctic ocean studies employing models from the Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project

• Published in: Oceanography
• Main Authors: Proshutinsky, Andrey, Aksenov, Yevgeny, Kinney, Jaclyn Clement, Gerdes, Rudiger, Golubeva, Elena, Holland, David, Holloway, Greg, Jahn, Alexandra, Johnson, Mark, Popova, Ekaterina E., Steele, Michael, Watanabe, Eiji
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oceanography Society 2011
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Ice; National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs; permafrost; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1912/4918

Author Posting. © Oceanography Society, 2011. This article is posted here by permission of Oceanography Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Oceanography 24 no. 3 (2011): 102–113, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2011.61. Observational data show that the Arctic Ocean has significantly and rapidly changed over the last few decades, which is unprecedented in the observational record. Air and water temperatures have increased, sea ice volume and extent have decreased, permafrost has thawed, storminess has increased, sea level has risen, coastal erosion has progressed, and biological processes have become more complex and diverse. In addition, there are socio-economic impacts of Arctic environmental change on Arctic residents and the world, associated with tourism, oil and gas exploration, navigation, military operations, trade, and industry. This paper discusses important results of the Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project, which is advancing the role of numerical modeling in Arctic Ocean and sea ice research by stimulating national and international synergies for high-latitude research. This research is supported by the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, awards ARC-0804010, ARC-80630600, ARC-81284800 and ARC-82486400.