King, J.A., Bigg, G.R. and Hall, R. (2015) Influence of synoptic atmospheric conditions on movement of individual sea-ice floes in Fram Strait, late summer 2010. Annals of Glaciology, 56 (69). pp. 445-450. ISSN 0260-3055
Abstract
In this paper we investigate the effect on sea-ice movement of changes in the synoptic atmospheric conditions in late boreal summer 2010. Our study area is the western Fram Strait, a crucial passage for the transport of ice out of the Arctic basin. Ice dynamics here affect the movement of ice in the East Greenland Current, the transpolar drift and ice extent in the Arctic Ocean. In contrast to other times of the year, when the Fram Strait wind field is characterized by strong, persistent northerlies, we show that the weaker, more variable winds typical during late summer for the Fram Strait can slow movement of ice floes out of the area, thus slowing the export of ice from the Arctic Ocean at the end of summer, a time crucial for ice export. The Arctic Ocean could lose even more of the ice that survives the summer if this was not the case. This would leave the Arctic Ocean in an even more vulnerable position with regard to the amount of multi-year ice remaining the following summer.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 International Glaciological Society. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Annals of Glaciology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | atmosphere/ice/ocean interactions; ice/atmosphere interactions; remote sensing; sea ice; sea-ice dynamics |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Geography (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 24 Mar 2016 12:34 |
Last Modified: | 04 Apr 2016 23:34 |
Published Version: | https://dx.doi.org/10.3189/2015AoG69A655 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | International Glaciological Society |
Identification Number: | 10.3189/2015AoG69A655 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:96852 |