Springtime winds drive Ross Sea ice variability and change in the following autumn

Marika M. Holland; Laura Landrum; Marilyn Raphael; Sharon Stammerjohn

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00820-0

Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Springtime winds drive Ross Sea ice variability and change in the following autumn

Marika M. Holland,
Laura Landrum,
Marilyn Raphael,
Sharon Stammerjohn

Affiliations

Marika M. Holland: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Laura Landrum: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Marilyn Raphael: Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
Sharon Stammerjohn: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00820-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Antarctic sea ice extent continues to increase, with autumn sea ice advances in the western Ross Sea particularly anomalous. Here, based on analysis of independent datasets, the authors show that springtime zonal winds in the high latitude South Pacific drive western Ross Sea autumn sea ice conditions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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