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Diagnosis of the record minimum in Arctic sea ice area during 1990 and associated snow cover extremes
Author(s) -
Serreze Mark C.,
Maslanik James A.,
Key Jeffrey R.,
Kokaly Raymond F.,
Robinson David A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/95gl02068
Subject(s) - arctic ice pack , sea ice , climatology , geology , snow , arctic , cryosphere , anomaly (physics) , oceanography , antarctic sea ice , forcing (mathematics) , arctic oscillation , the arctic , geomorphology , physics , condensed matter physics
The Arctic sea ice cover exhibited its record minimum area during 1990, characterized by extensive ice‐free conditions during August along the Siberian coast. These reductions are consistent with warm, windy conditions in May and continued warmth in June promoting early melt and reductions in ice concentration, followed in August by strong coastal winds forcing a final breakup and retreat of the pack ice. The unusually warm Arctic conditions in 1990 are part of a larger‐scale temperature anomaly pattern, linking the sea ice anomaly to accompanying record minima in Eurasian snow cover.