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The impacts of anomalies in atmospheric circulations on Arctic sea ice outflow and sea ice conditions in the Barents and Greenland seas: case study in 2020
Fanyi Zhang
Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Key Laboratory for Polar Science, Ministry of Natural Resources, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China
Key Laboratory for Polar Science, Ministry of Natural Resources, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China
Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Mengxi Zhai
Key Laboratory for Polar Science, Ministry of Natural Resources, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China
Xiaoping Pang
Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Na Li
Key Laboratory for Polar Science, Ministry of Natural Resources, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China
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Short summary
Atmospheric circulation anomalies lead to high Arctic sea ice outflow in winter 2020, causing heavy ice conditions in the Barents–Greenland seas, subsequently impeding the sea surface temperature warming. This suggests that the winter–spring Arctic sea ice outflow can be considered a predictor of changes in sea ice and other marine environmental conditions in the Barents–Greenland seas, which could help to improve our understanding of the physical connections between them.
Atmospheric circulation anomalies lead to high Arctic sea ice outflow in winter 2020, causing...
