Abstract
EOS, TRANSACTIONS AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION,
VOL. 89, NO. 3,
PAGE 21, 2008
doi:10.1029/2008EO030001
FEATURE
Exploring Arctic Transpolar Drift During Dramatic Sea Ice Retreat
LOCEAN/University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris
LOCEAN/University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris
LOCEAN/University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris
LOCEAN/University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris
Meteorological Institute/University of Hamburg, Germany
Meteorological Institute/University of Hamburg, Germany
DAMTP/University of Cambridge, U.K.
DAMTP/University of Cambridge, U.K.
Danish National Space Center, Copenhagen
Danish National Space Center, Copenhagen
Danish National Space Center, Copenhagen
Norsk Polar Institute, Tromso, Norway
Norsk Polar Institute, Tromso, Norway
University of Savoy, Chambery, France
University of Savoy, Chambery, France
Finnish Institute of Marine Research, Helsinki
Finnish Institute of Marine Research, Helsinki
Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Germany
University of Tartu, Estonia
University of Tartu, Estonia
Scottish Association for Marine Sciences, Oban-Argyll, U.K.
Center for Marine and Atmospheric Research/University of Hamburg, Germany
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, N. H.
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, N. H.
Environment Canada, Toronto, Ontario
The Arctic is undergoing significant environmental changes due to climate warming. The most evident signal of this warming is the shrinking and thinning of the ice cover of the Arctic Ocean. If the warming continues, as global climate models predict, the Arctic Ocean will change from a perennially ice-covered to a seasonally ice-free ocean. Estimates as to when this will occur vary from the 2030s to the end of this century. One reason for this huge uncertainty is the lack of systematic observations describing the state, variability, and changes in the Arctic Ocean.
Citation: (2008), Exploring Arctic Transpolar Drift During Dramatic Sea Ice Retreat, Eos Trans. AGU, 89(3), 21, doi:10.1029/2008EO030001.
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