Gets shelter from southerly winds and waves so often a bit more manageable when the big SE swells roll in. (surfing-waves.com)
Gudmandsen reports that light ice conditions in Nares Strait at the beginning of August are a result of long periods of southerly winds in July that reduced the flux of ice south from the Lincoln Sea, and high surface air temperatures. (searcharcticscience.org)
This pattern was associated with strong southerly winds from the Bering Strait across the North Pole, bringing warmer winds and ocean waters northward to melt the ice edge and push the ice northward. (searcharcticscience.org)