Atmosphere‐Ice‐Ocean‐Ecosystem Processes in a Thinner Arctic Sea Ice Regime: The Norwegian Young Sea ICE (N‐ICE2015) Expedition. Issue 3 (25th March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Granskog, Mats A.; Fer, Ilker; Rinke, Annette; Steen, Harald
• Is Part Of: Journal of geophysical research. Volume 123:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 1586
• Page End: 1594
• Publication Date: 2018-03-25
• Subjects: N‐ICE2015 -- Arctic -- sea ice -- storms; Oceanography -- Periodicals; 551.4605
• DOI: 10.1002/2017JC013328
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2169-9275

Abstract

Abstract: Arctic sea ice has been in rapid decline the last decade and the Norwegian young sea ICE (N‐ICE2015) expedition sought to investigate key processes in a thin Arctic sea ice regime, with emphasis on atmosphere‐snow‐ice‐ocean dynamics and sea ice associated ecosystem. The main findings from a half‐year long campaign are collected into this special section spanning the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, and Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences and provide a basis for a better understanding of processes in a thin sea ice regime in the high Arctic. All data from the campaign are made freely available to the research community. Key Points: An interdisciplinary expedition in the Atlantic sector of the high‐Arctic studied the dynamics of a thin (<1.5 m) sea ice regime Observations in a rarely sampled region, especially in winter, highlight the conditions in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic basin Especially short‐lived passing storms, with high winds and air temperatures and precipitation, leave a lasting impact on the sea‐ice system