Open AccessClimate variability of the Kara sea ice massifs
Author(s) -
Valery P. Karklin,
А. В. Юлин,
М. В. Шаратунова,
Л. П. Мочнова
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
problemy arktiki i antarktiki
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2618-6713
pISSN - 0555-2648
DOI - 10.30758/0555-2648-2017-0-4-37-46
Subject(s) - massif , sea ice , climatology , arctic ice pack , oceanography , cryosphere , arctic , geology , climate change , antarctic sea ice , environmental science , physical geography , geography , geochemistry
The difficulty of ice conditions and their impact on various marine applications are mainly related to fluctuations in ice massifs areas that are subject not only to interannual, but also to climate variability. The article presents for the first time the analysis of the areas of the Kara Sea ice massifs in the summer during for the “cold” (1954–1985) and “warm” (1986–2017) climatic periods in the Arctic. The typical changes in ice massifs areas and frequency of their absence in different climatic periods can be used to characterize the predicted type of ice conditions in the Kara Sea.