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A model for the Arctic mixed layer circulation under a summertime lead: implications for the near-surface temperature maximum formation
Alberto Alvarez
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Research Division, NATO STO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation – CMRE, V. San Bartolomeo 400, La Spezia, 19126, Italy
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Strong heat exchanges between the Arctic Ocean and the atmosphere occur in cracks in the sea ice pack (leads). Numerical simulations of an idealized lead geometry, suggest the daily generation of near surface convection cells under a melted lead. The cyclical generation of the cells with the solar cycle, significantly enhances the heating of waters below the lead. This process at lead scale may be of global relevance, if lead frequency in the ice cover increases as a result of global warming.
Alberto Alvarez
The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2020-322, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2020-322, 2020
Revised manuscript not accepted
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Strong heat exchanges between the Arctic Ocean and the atmosphere occur in cracks in the sea ice pack (leads). Numerical simulations of an idealized lead geometry, suggest the daily generation of near surface convection cells under a melted lead. The cyclical generation of the cells with the solar cycle, significantly enhances the heating of waters below the lead. This process at lead scale may be of global relevance, if lead frequency in the ice cover increases as a result of global warming.
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Short summary
A near-surface temperature maximum (NSTM) layer is typically observed under different Arctic basins. Although its development seems to be related to solar heating in leads, its formation mechanism is under debate. This study uses numerical modeling in an idealized framework to demonstrate that the NSTM layer forms under a summer lead exposed to a combination of calm and moderate wind periods. Future warming of this layer could modify acoustic propagation with implications for marine mammals.
A near-surface temperature maximum (NSTM) layer is typically observed under different Arctic...
