Unusual drift behaviour of multi-year sea ice in the Beaufort Sea during summer 2018

In summer 2018, thick sea ice blocked the mouth of the Amundsen Gulf (AG), Canada, obstructing shipping through the North-west Passage. This study analysed multi-year ice motion to investigate the source of this thick ice and the reasons for its unusual movement. For this purpose, a daily multi-year...

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Main Authors: Noriaki Kimura, Kazutaka Tateyama, Kazutoshi Sato, Richard A. Krishfield, Hajime Yamaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2020-10-01
Series:Polar Research
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Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3617/11280