Sentences with phrase «seasonal sea ice retreat»

Interestingly, in the Seasonally Ice - free Zone (SIZ, the band located between the winter and summer sea ice edge), this production is highly stimulated by increased iron availability due to the seasonal sea ice retreat.

A recent study by NSIDC scientists Mark Serreze, Julienne Stroeve, and Alexander Crawford, along with University of Washington scientist Rebecca Woodgate, demonstrates strong links between seasonal sea ice retreat and advance in the Chukchi Sea and the inflow of ocean heat into the region through the Bering Strait.

Seasonal sea ice retreat in 2012 began with a major reduction event in early June (Figure 2) associated with persistent high pressure over the Beaufort Sea and low pressure over the Kara Sea, now referred to as the Arctic Dipole (AD) weather pattern (see discussion of the AD in previous Outlooks).

Variability, trends, and predictability of seasonal sea ice retreat and advance in the Chukchi Sea.

Not exact matches

«This study was the first to quantitatively elucidate that ice - ocean albedo feedback is a primary driver of seasonal and yearly variations in Arctic sea ice retreat,» says Kay I. Ohshima.

, then at the seasonal cycle (what does the sea ice advance and retreat look like?

Record seasonal retreats of sea ice northward into the Chukchi and Beaufort seas were reported for 2002 - 2005 [258], but they were exceeded by ice retreats in 2007 and 2008 [255].