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Research article
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07 Oct 2021
Research article |
| 07 Oct 2021
| 07 Oct 2021
Lasting impact of winds on Arctic sea ice through the ocean's memory
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Laboratory for Regional Oceanography and Numerical Modeling,
Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
Sergey Danilov
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Department of Mathematics and Logistics, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany
A. M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
Longjiang Mu
Laboratory for Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
Dmitry Sidorenko
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
Claudia Wekerle
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI), Bremerhaven, Germany
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Short summary
Using simulations, we found that changes in ocean freshwater content induced by wind perturbations can significantly affect the Arctic sea ice drift, thickness, concentration and deformation rates years after the wind perturbations. The impact is through changes in sea surface height and surface geostrophic currents and the most pronounced in warm seasons. Such a lasting impact might become stronger in a warming climate and implies the importance of ocean initialization in sea ice prediction.
Using simulations, we found that changes in ocean freshwater content induced by wind...
