Surface Freshwater Fluxes In The Arctic And Subarctic Seas During Contrasting Years Of High And Low Summer Sea Ice Extent

Hall, Sarah B.; Subrahmanyam, Bulusu; Nyadjro, Ebenezer S.; Samuelsen, Annette

doi:10.3390/rs13081570

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Surface Freshwater Fluxes In The Arctic And Subarctic Seas During Contrasting Years Of High And Low Summer Sea Ice Extent

2021
By Hall, Sarah B. ; Subrahmanyam, Bulusu ; Nyadjro, Ebenezer S. ; ...
Source: Remote Sens. 2021, 13(8), 1570

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Remote Sensing
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Hall, Sarah B. ; Subrahmanyam, Bulusu ; Nyadjro, Ebenezer S. ; Samuelsen, Annette

Hall, Sarah B. ; Subrahmanyam, Bulusu ; Nyadjro, Ebenezer S. ; Samuelsen, Annette Less -
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; Sea Grant

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MASGC (Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium)
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Freshwater (FW) flux between the Arctic Ocean and adjacent waterways, predominantly driven by wind and oceanic currents, influences halocline stability and annual sea ice variability which further impacts global circulation and climate. The Arctic recently experienced anomalous years of high and low sea ice extent in the summers of 2013/2014 and 2012/2016, respectively. Here we investigate the interannual variability of oceanic surface FW flux in relation to spatial and temporal variability in sea ice concentration (SIC), sea surface salinity (SSS), and sea surface temperature (SST), focusing on years with summer sea–ice extremes. Our analysis between 2010–2018 illustrate high parameter variability, especially within the Laptev, Kara, and Barents seas, as well as an overall decreasing trend of FW flux through the Fram Strait. We find that in 2012, a maximum average FW flux of 0.32 × 103 ms−1 in October passed over a large portion of the Northeast Atlantic Ocean at 53°N. This study highlights recent changes in the Arctic and Subarctic Seas and the importance of continued monitoring of key variables through remote sensing to understand the dynamics behind these ongoing changes. Observations of FW fluxes through major Arctic routes will be increasingly important as the polar regions become more susceptible to warming, with major impacts on global climate.
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Freshewater Sea Ice
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Remote Sens. 2021, 13(8), 1570
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https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13081570
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Grant no. NA18OAR4174038
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Arctic Ocean
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