Thick and old sea ice in the Beaufort Sea during summer 2020/21 was associated with enhanced transport

G.W.K. Moore; Michael Steele; Axel J. Schweiger; Jinlun Zhang; Kristin L. Laidre

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00530-6

Communications Earth & Environment (Aug 2022)

Thick and old sea ice in the Beaufort Sea during summer 2020/21 was associated with enhanced transport

G.W.K. Moore,
Michael Steele,
Axel J. Schweiger,
Jinlun Zhang,
Kristin L. Laidre

Affiliations

G.W.K. Moore: Department of Physics, University of Toronto
Michael Steele: Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
Axel J. Schweiger: Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
Jinlun Zhang: Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
Kristin L. Laidre: Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00530-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Early summer sea ice volume in the Beaufort Sea over the past 2 years has been strongly influenced by the transport of old sea ice from adjacent seas, suggests a compilation of observational data and numerical modeling.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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