Physical manifestations and ecological implications of Arctic Atlantification

RB Ingvaldsen, KM Assmann, R Primicerio… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
The Atlantic gateway to the Arctic Ocean is influenced by vigorous inflows of Atlantic Water.
The high-latitude impacts of these inflows have strengthened owing to climate change …

Toward a global reference database of COI barcodes for marine zooplankton

A Bucklin, KTCA Peijnenburg, KN Kosobokova… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Characterization of species diversity of zooplankton is key to understanding,
assessing, and predicting the function and future of pelagic ecosystems throughout the …

More frequent atmospheric rivers slow the seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice

P Zhang, G Chen, M Ting, L Ruby Leung… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
In recent decades, Arctic sea-ice coverage underwent a drastic decline in winter, when sea
ice is expected to recover following the melting season. It is unclear to what extent …

Arctic Ocean Amplification in a warming climate in CMIP6 models

Q Shu, Q Wang, M Årthun, S Wang, Z Song… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Arctic near-surface air temperature warms much faster than the global average, a
phenomenon known as Arctic Amplification. The change of the underlying Arctic Ocean …

Fluctuating Atlantic inflows modulate Arctic atlantification

IV Polyakov, RB Ingvaldsen, AV Pnyushkov, US Bhatt… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Enhanced warm, salty subarctic inflows drive high-latitude atlantification, which weakens
oceanic stratification, amplifies heat fluxes, and reduces sea ice. In this work, we show that …

[HTML][HTML] Weakening of cold halocline layer exposes sea ice to oceanic heat in the eastern Arctic Ocean

IV Polyakov, TP Rippeth, I Fer, MB Alkire… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Weakening of Cold Halocline Layer Exposes Sea Ice to Oceanic Heat in the Eastern Arctic
Ocean in: Journal of Climate Volume 33 Issue 18 (2020) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Divergence in climate model projections of future Arctic Atlantification

M Muilwijk, A Nummelin, C Heuzé… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Arctic Ocean is strongly stratified by salinity in the uppermost layers. This
stratification is a key attribute of the region as it acts as an effective barrier for the vertical …

Rapid Atlantification along the Fram Strait at the beginning of the 20th century

T Tesi, F Muschitiello, G Mollenhauer, S Miserocchi… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The recent expansion of Atlantic waters into the Arctic Ocean represents undisputable
evidence of the rapid changes occurring in this region. Understanding the past variability of …

Vertical redistribution of principle water masses on the Northeast Greenland Shelf

CVB Gjelstrup, MK Sejr, L de Steur… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Northeast Greenland shelf (NEGS) is a recipient of Polar Water (PW) from the
Arctic Ocean, Greenland Ice Sheet melt, and Atlantic Water (AW). Here, we compile …

Changes in gray whale phenology and distribution related to prey variability and ocean biophysics in the northern Bering and eastern Chukchi seas

SE Moore, JT Clarke, SR Okkonen, JM Grebmeier… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Changes in gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) phenology and distribution are related to
observed and hypothesized prey availability, bottom water temperature, salinity, sea ice …