Mid-winter anomaly of sea ice in the Western Nansen Basin in 2010s

Turbulence, Atmosphere and Climate Dynamics

生态环境科学

Ivanov, V.V.^1^2 ; Repina, I.A.^1^3

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia^1

Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St.Petersburg, Russia^2

A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Moscow, Russia^3

关键词: Arctic ocean;    Atlantic water;    Basic concepts;    Ice conditions;    Structural water;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/231/1/012024/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/231/1/012024

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

In this paper we review our earlier predictions of progressive "atlantification" of the Nansen Basin, meaning further eastward advance of the sub-polar structural water type along the Atlantic Water pathway. Fast and persistent reduction of sea ice area in the Western Nansen Basin in mid-winter after 2012 confirms the validity of our basic concept and gives some confidence for making cautious projection of future hydrographic and ice conditions in the Eastern Atlantic sector of the Arctic Ocean.