Observationally constrained estimates of the annual Arctic sea-ice volume budget 2010–2022

Sea-ice floating in the Arctic ocean is a constantly moving, growing and melting layer. The seasonal cycle of sea-ice volume has an average amplitude of $10\,000\,\mathrm{km}^3$ or 9 trillion tonnes of sea ice. The role of dynamic redistribution of sea ice is observable during winter growth by the...

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Main Authors: Harold Heorton, Michel Tsamados, Jack Landy, Paul R. Holland
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-01-01
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description Sea-ice floating in the Arctic ocean is a constantly moving, growing and melting layer. The seasonal cycle of sea-ice volume has an average amplitude of $10\,000\,\mathrm{km}^3$ or 9 trillion tonnes of sea ice. The role of dynamic redistribution of sea ice is observable during winter growth by the incorporation of satellite remote sensing of ice thickness, concentration and drift. Recent advances in the processing of CryoSat-2 radar altimetry data have allowed for the retrieval of summer sea-ice thickness. This allows for a full year of a purely remote sensing-derived ice volume budget analysis.
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spelling doaj-art-a7440fc5385f43afbe3c9a0d9894df182025-08-20T03:04:26ZengCambridge University PressAnnals of Glaciology0260-30551727-56442025-01-016610.1017/aog.2025.3Observationally constrained estimates of the annual Arctic sea-ice volume budget 2010–2022Harold Heorton0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0447-7028Michel Tsamados1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7034-5360Jack Landy2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7372-1007Paul R. Holland3Department of Geography, UCL, London, UKDepartment of Earth Sciences, Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling, UCL, London, UKUniversity of Tromso, Tromso, NorwayBritish Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UKSea-ice floating in the Arctic ocean is a constantly moving, growing and melting layer. The seasonal cycle of sea-ice volume has an average amplitude of $10\,000\,\mathrm{km}^3$ or 9 trillion tonnes of sea ice. The role of dynamic redistribution of sea ice is observable during winter growth by the incorporation of satellite remote sensing of ice thickness, concentration and drift. Recent advances in the processing of CryoSat-2 radar altimetry data have allowed for the retrieval of summer sea-ice thickness. This allows for a full year of a purely remote sensing-derived ice volume budget analysis.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0260305525000035/type/journal_articleArcticMass BalanceObservationsSea IceVolume
spellingShingle Harold Heorton
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Observationally constrained estimates of the annual Arctic sea-ice volume budget 2010–2022
Annals of Glaciology
Arctic
Mass Balance
Observations
Sea Ice
Volume
title Observationally constrained estimates of the annual Arctic sea-ice volume budget 2010–2022
title_full Observationally constrained estimates of the annual Arctic sea-ice volume budget 2010–2022
title_fullStr Observationally constrained estimates of the annual Arctic sea-ice volume budget 2010–2022
title_full_unstemmed Observationally constrained estimates of the annual Arctic sea-ice volume budget 2010–2022
title_short Observationally constrained estimates of the annual Arctic sea-ice volume budget 2010–2022
title_sort observationally constrained estimates of the annual arctic sea ice volume budget 2010 2022
topic Arctic
Mass Balance
Observations
Sea Ice
Volume
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