TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in Arctic Ocean studies employing models from the Arctic Ocean model intercomparison project
AU - Proshutinsky, Andrey
AU - Aksenov, Yevgeny
AU - Kinney, Jaclyn Clement
AU - Gerdes, Rüdiger
AU - Golubeva, Elena
AU - Holland, David
AU - Holloway, Greg
AU - Jahn, Alexandra
AU - Johnson, Mark
AU - Popova, Ekaterina
AU - Steele, Mike
AU - Watanabe, Eiji
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Observational data show that the Arctic Ocean has significantly and rapidly changed over the last few decades, which is unprecedented in the observational record. Air and water temperatures have increased, sea ice volume and extent have decreased, permafrost has thawed, storminess has increased, sea level has risen, coastal erosion has progressed, and biological processes have become more complex and diverse. In addition, there are socio-economic impacts of Arctic environmental change on Arctic residents and the world, associated with tourism, oil and gas exploration, navigation, military operations, trade, and industry. This paper discusses important results of the Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project, which is advancing the role of numerical modeling in Arctic Ocean and sea ice research by stimulating national and international synergies for high-latitude research.
AB - Observational data show that the Arctic Ocean has significantly and rapidly changed over the last few decades, which is unprecedented in the observational record. Air and water temperatures have increased, sea ice volume and extent have decreased, permafrost has thawed, storminess has increased, sea level has risen, coastal erosion has progressed, and biological processes have become more complex and diverse. In addition, there are socio-economic impacts of Arctic environmental change on Arctic residents and the world, associated with tourism, oil and gas exploration, navigation, military operations, trade, and industry. This paper discusses important results of the Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison Project, which is advancing the role of numerical modeling in Arctic Ocean and sea ice research by stimulating national and international synergies for high-latitude research.
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U2 - 10.5670/oceanog.2011.61
DO - 10.5670/oceanog.2011.61
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80052585227
SN - 1042-8275
VL - 24
SP - 102
EP - 113
JO - Oceanography
JF - Oceanography
IS - 3
ER -