Recent wind driven high sea ice area export in the Fram Strait contributes to Arctic sea ice decline

Arctic sea ice area has been decreasing for the past two decades. Apart from melting, the southward drift through Fram Strait is the main ice loss mechanism. We present high resolution sea ice drift data across 79° N from 2004 to 2010. Ice drift has been derived from radar satellite data...

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Main Authors: L. H. Smedsrud, A. Sirevaag, K. Kloster, A. Sorteberg, S. Sandven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-10-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/5/821/2011/tc-5-821-2011.pdf