Contributions of advection and melting processes to the decline in sea ice in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean

Bi, Haibo; Yang, Qinghua; Liang, Xi; Zhang, Liang; Wang, Yunhe; Liang, Yu; Huang, Haijun

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1423-2019

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1423-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1423-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 5

Research article

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08 May 2019

Research article |

| 08 May 2019

Contributions of advection and melting processes to the decline in sea ice in the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean

Haibo Bi, Qinghua Yang, Xi Liang, Liang Zhang, Yunhe Wang, Yu Liang, and Haijun Huang

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review of Bi et al. "Contributions of advection and melting processes..."', Anonymous Referee #1, 01 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Response to RC1', Haibo Bi, 09 Apr 2019
- AC3: 'Response to RC1', Haibo Bi, 09 Apr 2019
RC2: 'Review of Haibo Bi et al., "Contributions of advection..."', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Mar 2019
- AC2: 'Response to RC2', Haibo Bi, 09 Apr 2019
- AC4: 'Response to RC2', Haibo Bi, 09 Apr 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Haibo Bi on behalf of the Authors (09 Apr 2019)

ED: Publish as is (17 Apr 2019) by John Yackel

AR by Haibo Bi on behalf of the Authors (26 Apr 2019) Manuscript

Short summary

The Arctic sea ice extent is diminishing, which is deemed an immediate response to a warmer Earth. However, quantitative estimates about the contribution due to transport and melt to the sea ice loss are still vague. This study mainly utilizes satellite observations to quantify the dynamic and thermodynamic aspects of ice loss for nearly 40 years (1979–2016). In addition, the potential impacts on ice reduction due to different atmospheric circulation pattern are highlighted.