Sentences with phrase «reduced sea ice conditions»

«Reduced sea ice conditions and unusually high air temperatures have facilitated the ice shelf losses,» said Luke Copland of the University of Ottawa.

This together with the reduced sea ice conditions along the west coast of the AP (another climate change effect), is undoubtedly increasing the ship traffic in the area — and with it the likelihood of iceberg collisions.

Says Chad Jay, the report's lead author: «We're really in a phase of trying to see how the walruses respond to reduced sea ice conditions.

Not exact matches

We interpret the split of 2013 Outlooks above and below the 4.1 level to different interpretations of the guiding physics: those who considered that observed sea ice extent in 2012 being well below the 4.1 level indicates a shift in arctic conditions, especially with regard to reduced sea ice thickness and increased sea ice mobility; and those who have estimates above 4.1 who support a return to the longer - term downward trend line (1979 - 2007).

We interpret the split of 2013 Outlooks above and below the 4.1 median to different interpretations of the guiding physics: those who considered that observed sea ice extent in 2012 being well below the 4.1 level indicates a shift in arctic conditions, especially with regard to reduced sea ice thickness and increased sea ice mobility; and those with estimates above 4.1 who support a return to the longer - term downward trend line (1979 - 2007).

Partly in response to reduced sea - ice conditions and milder climates they were able to establish settlements in Iceland, southern Greenland (Erik the Red, c. 985), and in eastern North America (Vinland; Leif Eriksson, c. 1000).

Whereas most proxy - based reconstructions point to an early - middle LIG climatic optimum with reduced summer sea ice concentrations between 126 and 116 ka, the results of our model simulations only support a pronounced reduction in summer sea ice concentration for the LIG - 125 and LIG - 130 runs (in both time slice as well as transient runs; Figs. 8 and 9), but also indicate that sea ice was still present in the central Arctic Ocean even under climatic conditions significantly warmer than today (Fig. 4).

We document that even under such warmer climate conditions, sea ice existed in the central Arctic Ocean during summer, whereas sea ice was significantly reduced along the Barents Sea continental margin influenced by Atlantic Water inflsea ice existed in the central Arctic Ocean during summer, whereas sea ice was significantly reduced along the Barents Sea continental margin influenced by Atlantic Water inflsea ice was significantly reduced along the Barents Sea continental margin influenced by Atlantic Water inflSea continental margin influenced by Atlantic Water inflow.

The thinner seasonal ice conditions helped reduce the amount of ice, leading to the 2007 record low amount of total Arctic sea ice.

In addition, a combination of thinner sea ice initial conditions [Kwok and Rothrock 2009] and high surface temperature would significantly reduce arctic sea ice coverage.

We know that during the LIA sea - ice reached Scotland in the winter, so it is very counter-intuitive that under much colder glacial conditions sea ice would actually be reduced.

In those studies, sea ice exhibits nonlinear behavior such that when it is reduced below a certain threshold (the «Small Ice Cap Instability» threshold), the model sea ice abruptly reverts to year - round ice - free conditioice exhibits nonlinear behavior such that when it is reduced below a certain threshold (the «Small Ice Cap Instability» threshold), the model sea ice abruptly reverts to year - round ice - free conditioIce Cap Instability» threshold), the model sea ice abruptly reverts to year - round ice - free conditioice abruptly reverts to year - round ice - free conditioice - free conditions.

However, July conditions greatly reduced sea ice drift speed in the Beaufort Sea and produced a counterclockwise drift pattern in the Laptev Sea (Figure 5a, bottosea ice drift speed in the Beaufort Sea and produced a counterclockwise drift pattern in the Laptev Sea (Figure 5a, bottoSea and produced a counterclockwise drift pattern in the Laptev Sea (Figure 5a, bottoSea (Figure 5a, bottom).

In the context of the last 30 years, Gerland et al. note typical ice conditions in the Greenland Sea and reduced ice cover in the Barents Sea for July.