Record winter winds in 2020/21 drove exceptional Arctic sea ice transport

R. D. C. Mallett; J. C. Stroeve; S. B. Cornish; A. D. Crawford; J. V. Lukovich; M. C. Serreze; A. P. Barrett; W. N. Meier; H. D. B. S. Heorton; M. Tsamados

doi:10.1038/s43247-021-00221-8

Communications Earth & Environment (Aug 2021)

Record winter winds in 2020/21 drove exceptional Arctic sea ice transport

R. D. C. Mallett,
J. C. Stroeve,
S. B. Cornish,
A. D. Crawford,
J. V. Lukovich,
M. C. Serreze,
A. P. Barrett,
W. N. Meier,
H. D. B. S. Heorton,
M. Tsamados

Affiliations

R. D. C. Mallett: Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Earth Sciences, University College London
J. C. Stroeve: Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Earth Sciences, University College London
S. B. Cornish: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
A. D. Crawford: Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba
J. V. Lukovich: Centre for Earth Observation Science, University of Manitoba
M. C. Serreze: National Snow and Ice Data Center, CIRES, University of Colorado
A. P. Barrett: National Snow and Ice Data Center, CIRES, University of Colorado
W. N. Meier: National Snow and Ice Data Center, CIRES, University of Colorado
H. D. B. S. Heorton: Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Earth Sciences, University College London
M. Tsamados: Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, Earth Sciences, University College London

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00221-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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In the winter 2020-2021, unusual winds pushed old sea ice from the central Arctic Ocean to lower latitudes, where the ice may melt more easily in the coming warm season, suggests an analysis of sea ice satellite data and ERA5 reanalysis data.

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
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