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Articles | Volume 17, issue 8
Articles | Volume 17, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3291-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3291-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 8
Research article
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17 Aug 2023
Research article |  | 17 Aug 2023

Patterns of wintertime Arctic sea-ice leads and their relation to winds and ocean currents

Sascha Willmes, Günther Heinemann, and Frank Schnaase

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Sea ice is an important constituent of the global climate system. We here use satellite data to identify regions in the Arctic where the sea ice breaks up in so-called leads (i.e., linear cracks) regularly during winter. This information is important because leads determine, e.g., how much heat is exchanged between the ocean and the atmosphere. We here provide first insights into the reasons for the observed patterns in sea-ice leads and their relation to ocean currents and winds.
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