Spatio-temporal Variation of Arctic Sea Ice in Summer from 2003 to 2013 |
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| Authors: | Mengquan Wu Lili Jia Qianguo Xing Xiaodong Song |
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| Institution: | 1.College of Resources and Environmental Engineering,Ludong University,Yantai,China;2.Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research,Yantai,China;3.College of Geomatics & Municipal Engineering,Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power,Hangzhou,China |
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| Abstract: | The variation in Arctic sea ice has significant implications for climate change due to its huge influence on the global heat balance. In this study, we quantified the spatio-temporal variation of Arctic sea ice distribution using Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) sea-ice concentration data from 2003 to 2013. The results found that, over this period, the extent of sea ice reached a maximum in 2004, whereas in 2007 and 2012, the extent of summer sea ice was at a minimum. It declined continuously from 2010 to 2012, falling to its lowest level since 2003. Sea-ice extent fell continuously each summer between July and mid-September before increasing again. It decreased most rapidly in September, and the summer reduction rate was 1.35 × 105 km2/yr, twice as fast as the rate between1979 and 2006, and slightly slower than from 2002 to 2011. Area with >90% sea-ice concentration decreased by 1.32 × 107 km2/yr, while locations with >50% sea-ice concentration, which were mainly covered by perennial ice, were near the North Pole, the Beaufort Sea, and the Queen Elizabeth Islands. Perennial Arctic ice decreased at a rate of 1.54 × 105 km2 annually over the past 11 years. |
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