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Overview of the Arctic Sea State and Boundary Layer Physics Program
Author(s) -
Thomson Jim,
Ackley Stephen,
GirardArdhuin Fanny,
Ardhuin Fabrice,
Babanin Alex,
Boutin Guillaume,
Brozena John,
Cheng Sukun,
Collins Clarence,
Doble Martin,
Fairall Chris,
Guest Peter,
Gebhardt Claus,
Gemmrich Johannes,
Graber Hans C.,
Holt Benjamin,
Lehner Susanne,
Lund Björn,
Meylan Michael H.,
Maksym Ted,
Montiel Fabien,
Perrie Will,
Persson Ola,
Rainville Luc,
Erick Rogers W.,
Shen Hui,
Shen Hayley,
Squire Ver,
Stammerjohn Sharon,
Stopa Justin,
Smith Madison M.,
Sutherland Peter,
Wadhams Peter
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: oceans
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2169-9291
pISSN - 2169-9275
DOI - 10.1002/2018jc013766
Subject(s) - sea ice , arctic , arctic ice pack , drift ice , climatology , the arctic , satellite , environmental science , meteorology , geology , geography , oceanography , physics , astronomy
A large collaborative program has studied the coupled air‐ice‐ocean‐wave processes occurring in the Arctic during the autumn ice advance. The program included a field campaign in the western Arctic during the autumn of 2015, with in situ data collection and both aerial and satellite remote sensing. Many of the analyses have focused on using and improving forecast models. Summarizing and synthesizing the results from a series of separate papers, the overall view is of an Arctic shifting to a more seasonal system. The dramatic increase in open water extent and duration in the autumn means that large surface waves and significant surface heat fluxes are now common. When refreezing finally does occur, it is a highly variable process in space and time. Wind and wave events drive episodic advances and retreats of the ice edge, with associated variations in sea ice formation types (e.g., pancakes, nilas). This variability becomes imprinted on the winter ice cover, which in turn affects the melt season the following year.