Evidence for atmospheric control of sea-ice motion through Nares Strait

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Creator	Samelson, Roger M. Agnew, T. Melling, H. Munchow, A.
Abstract	Satellite observations of ice motion are combined with model estimates of low‐level winds and surface wind stress to provide evidence for atmospheric control of sea‐ice motion through Nares Strait, between Ellesmere Island and Greenland, during two periods in 2004. The results suggest that ice flux through the strait, and its shutdown through the formation of a landfast ice mass in the strait, can be controlled by wind stress and atmospheric cooling. Analysis of the model results during these two periods also suggest that the intense, low‐level, along‐strait winds are strongly ageostrophic, and may be usefully estimated from pressure differences along the Strait.
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1029/2005GL025016
Date Available	2010-07-22T20:19:24+00:00
Date Issued	2006-01-28
Citation	Samelson, R. M., T. Agnew, H. Melling, and A. Munchow (2006), Evidence for atmospheric control of sea-ice motion through Nares Strait, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L02506.
Journal Title	Geophysical Research Letters
Journal Volume	33
Journal Issue/Number	2
Academic Affiliation	College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Urheberrechts-Erklärung	In Copyright
Publisher	American Geophysical Union
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/17059