Impact of atmospheric rivers on Arctic sea ice variations

Abstract ∘  × ∘ resolution to examine the meteorological conditions and sea ice changes associated with ARs in the Arctic. In the years 2012 and 2020, which had an extremely low summer Arctic sea ice extent, we show that the individual AR events associated with large cyclones initiate a rapid sea ice decrease through turbulent heat fluxes and winds. We carry out further statistical analysis of the meteorological conditions and sea ice variations for 1981–2020 over the entire Arctic Ocean. We find that on weather timescales the atmospheric moisture content anticorrelates significantly with the sea ice concentration tendency almost everywhere in the Arctic Ocean, while the dynamic sea ice motion driven by northward winds further reduces the sea ice concentration.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Impact of atmospheric rivers on Arctic sea ice variations ; volume:18 ; number:1 ; year:2024 ; pages:121-137 ; extent:17 ; The Cryosphere ; 18, Heft 1 (2024), 121-137 (gesamt 17)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Li, Linghan ; Cannon, Forest ; Mazloff, Matthew R. ; Subramanian, Aneesh C. ; Wilson, Anna M. ; Ralph, Fred Martin

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/tc-18-121-2024
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2024011103313391343233
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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