Academic Journal
The Stepwise Reduction of Multiyear Sea Ice Area in the Arctic Ocean Since 1980
| العنوان: | The Stepwise Reduction of Multiyear Sea Ice Area in the Arctic Ocean Since 1980 |
|---|---|
| المؤلفون: | Babb, D.G., Galley, R.J., Kirillov, S., Landy, Jack Christopher, Howell, S.E.L., Stroeve, J.C., Meier, W., Ehn, J.K., Barber, D.G. |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive |
| الوصف: | The loss of multiyear sea ice (MYI) in the Arctic Ocean is a significant change that affects all facets of the Arctic environment. Using a Lagrangian ice age product, we examine MYI loss and quantify the annual MYI area budget from 1980 to 2021 as the balance of export, melt, and replenishment. Overall, MYI area declined at 72,500 km 2 /yr; however, a majority of the loss occurred during two stepwise reductions that interrupt an otherwise balanced budget and resulted in the northward contraction of the MYI pack. First, in 1989, a change in atmospheric forcing led to a +56% anomaly in MYI export through Fram Strait. The second occurred from 2006 to 2008 with anomalously high melt (+25%) and export (+23%) coupled with low replenishment (−8%). In terms of trends, melt has increased since 1989, particularly in the Beaufort Sea, export has decreased since 2008 due to reduced MYI coverage north of Fram Strait, and replenishment has increased over the full time series due to a negative feedback that promotes seasonal ice survival at higher latitudes exposed by MYI loss. However, retention of older MYI has significantly declined, transitioning the MYI pack toward younger MYI that is less resilient than previously anticipated and could soon elicit another stepwise reduction. We speculate that future MYI loss will be driven by increased melt and reduced replenishment, both of which are enhanced with continued warming and will one day render the Arctic Ocean free of MYI, a change that will coincide with a seasonally ice-free Arctic Ocean. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2169-9275 2169-9291 |
| Relation: | Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans; Babb, Galley, Kirillov, Landy, Howell, Stroeve, Meier, Ehn, Barber. The Stepwise Reduction of Multiyear Sea Ice Area in the Arctic Ocean Since 1980. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Oceans. 2023;128(10); FRIDAID 2195177; https://hdl.handle.net/10037/32018 |
| DOI: | 10.1029/2023JC020157 |
| الاتاحة: | https://hdl.handle.net/10037/32018 https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020157 |
| Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) ; openAccess ; Copyright 2023 The Author(s) ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.456300FC |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| تدمد: | 21699275 21699291 |
|---|---|
| DOI: | 10.1029/2023JC020157 |