Cyclone impact on sea ice in the central Arctic Ocean: a statistical study

This study investigates the impact of cyclones on the Arctic Ocean sea ice for the first time in a statistical manner. We apply the coupled ice–ocean model NAOSIM which is forced by the ECMWF analyses for the period 2006–2008. Cyclone position and radius detected in the ECMWF data are used to extrac...

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Main Authors: A. Kriegsmann, B. Brümmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-02-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/303/2014/tc-8-303-2014.pdf