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Seasonal variations of sea ice motion in the Canada Basin and their implications
Author(s) -
McLaren A. S.,
Serreze M. C.,
Barry R. G.
Publication year - 1987
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/gl014i011p01123
Subject(s) - arctic ice pack , ocean gyre , sea ice , climatology , geology , drift ice , forcing (mathematics) , arctic , canada basin , arctic sea ice decline , oceanography , sea ice concentration , anticyclone , sea ice thickness , atmosphere (unit) , meteorology , geography , subtropics , fishery , biology
Ice velocities and sea level pressure data from Arctic drifting buoys for 1979‐85 are used to examine the seasonal variation of sea ice drift in the Canada Basin. A recurring reversal of the mean anticyclonic gyre is demonstrated in late summer, in response to changes in atmospheric forcing. The identification of this reversal of ice motion is significant for numerical modeling of Arctic atmosphere‐ocean‐ice interactions.