The Arctic’s rapidly shrinking sea ice cover
A research synthesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23368555 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julienne Strœve (0000-0001-7316-8320, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, corresponding author), Julienne C Stroeve, Mark C Serreze (0000-0001-7670-0140, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences), M M Holland (0000-0001-5621-8939, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research), Jennifer E Kay (0000-0002-3625-5377, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research), James Malanik (University of Colorado Boulder), A P Barrett (0000-0003-4394-5445, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 1005-1027 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Climatic Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-0009 • E-ISSN: 1573-1480 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10584-011-0101-1 |
| OpenAlex | W2119175727 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 75 |
| References cited | 48 |
The sequence of extreme September sea ice extent minima over the past decade suggests acceleration in the response of the Arctic sea ice cover to external forcing, hastening the ongoing transition towards a seasonally open Arctic Ocean. This reflects several mutually supporting processes. Because of the extensive open water in recent Septembers, ice cover in the following spring is increasingly dominated by thin, first-year ice (ice formed during the previous autumn and winter) that is vulnerable to melting out in summer. Thinner ice in spring in turn fosters a stronger summer ice-albedo feedback through earlier formation of open water areas. A thin ice cover is also more vulnerable to strong summer retreat under anomalous atmospheric forcing. Finally, general warming of the Arctic has reduced the likelihood of cold years that could bring about temporary recovery of the ice cover. Events leading to the September ice extent minima of recent years exemplify these processes.
Antarctic sea ice · Arctic · Arctic geoengineering · Arctic ice pack · Arctic sea ice decline · Climatology · Cryosphere · Drift ice · Geography · Ice-albedo feedback · Physical geography · Sea ice · Spring (device) · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Climate change and permafrost · Cryospheric studies and observations · Environmental Science · Geology · Oceanography
Adaptation priorities on Russia's Kola Peninsula
(Un)frozen Spaces
Evidence linking Arctic amplification to extreme weather in mid‐latitudes
Iñupiaq Knowledge of Polar Bears ( Ursus maritimus ) in the Southern Beaufort Sea, Alaska
Assessing Sea Ice Trafficability in a Changing Arctic
Quality Assessment of Meteorological Data for the Beaufort and Chukchi Sea Coastal Region using Automated Routines
Seasonal Sea Ice Conditions Affect Caribou Crossing Areas Around Qikiqtaq, Nunavut
Arctic Sea Routes
Environmental Change and Sustainability of Indigenous Languages in Northern Alaska
Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea
Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea
Recent Arctic amplification and extreme mid-latitude weather
Linking Arctic stratospheric polar vortex weakening to rising CO 2 -induced intensification of the Indo-Pacific warm pool during the past five decades
Observed contribution of Barents-Kara sea ice loss to warm Arctic-cold Eurasia anomalies by submonthly processes in winter
Increasing confidence in projecting the Arctic ice-free year with emergent constraints
Land cover and land use changes in the oil and gas regions of Northwestern Siberia under changing climatic conditions
Sources of multi-decadal variability in Arctic sea ice extent
Recent changes in Arctic temperature extremes
Nonstationary thermodynamic and dynamic contributions to the interannual variability of winter sea ice growth in the Kara–Laptev Seas
Long-term trends and impacts of polar cold airmass in boreal summer
The sign, magnitude and potential drivers of change in surface water extent in Canadian tundra
Influence of Arctic sea ice on European summer precipitation
Accelerated decline of summer Arctic sea ice during 1850–2017 and the amplified Arctic warming during the recent decades
Less winter cloud aids summer 2013 Arctic sea ice return from 2012 minimum
Revisiting the potential of melt pond fraction as a predictor for the seasonal Arctic sea ice extent minimum
Influence of projected Arctic sea ice loss on polar stratospheric ozone and circulation in spring
Shrinking sea ice, increasing snowfall and thinning lake ice
Cold winter extremes in northern continents linked to Arctic sea ice loss
Projected changes in regional climate extremes arising from Arctic sea ice loss
Changing state of Arctic sea ice across all seasons
Recent ice cap snowmelt in Russian High Arctic and anti-correlation with late summer sea ice extent
Multidecadal anomalies of Bohai Sea ice cover and potential climate driving factors during 1988–2015
Permafrost hydrology in changing climatic conditions
Climate change and projections for the Barents region
Arctic warming, atmospheric blocking and cold European winters in CMIP5 models
Unveiling the role of tropical Pacific on the emergence of ice-free Arctic projections
Reversal of Ross Sea shelf water freshening is linked to a persistent decline in Antarctic sea ice since the mid-2010s
Quantifying landscape change in an arctic coastal lowland using repeat airborne LiDAR
Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway
The opening of the Transpolar Sea Route
Understanding the Impacts of Arctic Climate Change Through the Lens of Political Ecology
Atmospheric moisture transport and the decline in Arctic Sea ice
Arctic sea ice and the communication of climate change
Holocene sea-ice conditions and circulation at the Chukchi-Alaskan margin, Arctic Ocean, inferred from biomarker proxies
Ecosystem stewardship
Challenges of Sea-Ice Prediction for Arctic Marine Policy and Planning
Relational agility
Arctic sea ice
The legal status of Arctic sea ice in the United States and Canada
Predictions
Local-level responses to sea ice change and cruise tourism in Arctic Canada's Northwest Passage
Marine accessibility along Russia's Northern Sea Route
The impacts of coastal erosion on Alaska’s North Slope communities
Cruising the marginal ice zone
Comparing recent changes in the Arctic and the Third Pole
FTIR autecological analysis of bottom-ice diatom taxa across a tidal strait in the Canadian Arctic
Observations of thermohaline sound-speed structure induced by internal waves and spice in the summer 2015 Canada Basin marginal ice zone
Weakened pelagic-benthic coupling on an Arctic outflow shelf (Northeast Greenland) suggested by benthic ecosystem changes
Fostering multidisciplinary research on interactions between chemistry, biology, and physics within the coupled cryosphere-atmosphere system
A pan-Arctic perspective on the influence of ice algae on sea-ice nutrient concentrations
Commentary on the outputs and future of Biogeochemical Exchange Processes at Sea-Ice Interfaces (Bepsii)
Climate and juvenile recruitment as drivers of Arctic cod ( Boreogadus saida ) dynamics in two Canadian Arctic seas
Environmental controls and phenology of sea ice algal growth in a future Arctic
Marine aerosol generation experiments in the High Arctic during summertime
Climate change and sea ice
Seasonal sea ice of Foxe Basin, Canada
A characterization of Arctic aerosols on the basis of aerosol optical depth and black carbon measurements
Meltwater layer dynamics in a central Arctic lead
Climate Change in the North American Arctic
The challenges of marine spatial planning in the Arctic
A framework for assessing the economic impacts of Arctic change
Melting ice Caps and the Economic Impact of Opening the Northern Sea Route
Atmosphere and Ocean Impacts on Recent Western Arctic Summer Sea Ice Melt
The Arctic Cryosphere in the Twenty-First Century
Vulnerability to unintentional injuries associated with land-use activities and search and rescue in Nunavut, Canada
| Unique citing works | 75 |
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| Citations per year | 5,36 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 66 |