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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-267-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-267-2017
Research article
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27 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 27 Jan 2017

Atmospheric forcing of sea ice anomalies in the Ross Sea polynya region

Ethan R. Dale, Adrian J. McDonald, Jack H. J. Coggins, and Wolfgang Rack

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This work studies the affects of strong winds on sea ice within the Ross Sea polynya. We compare both automatic weather station (AWS) and reanalysis wind data with sea ice concentration (SIC) measurements based on satellite images. Due to its low resolution, the reanalysis data were unable to reproduce several relationships found between the AWS and SIC data. We find that the strongest third of wind speeds had the most significant affect on SIC and resulting sea ice production.