Prof Tom Rippeth (PEANUTS project) recently co-authored two papers highlighting the transfer of heat from the interior of the Arctic Ocean to the surface, and the impact of this on melting sea-ice.
In a recent article that Prof Rippeth wrote for the The Conversation, he explains how the science is revealing the change and acceleration of processes taking place in the Arctic Ocean:
Each September, scientists like me look out for the point when the Arctic’s meagre summer fizzles out and sea ice begins to grow once more. This point is known as the annual sea ice minimum extent. It has declined consistently over the past 15 years, and 2019 was the second lowest after 2012 in 42 years of continuous satellite records. This year’s minimum is imminent, and there is already even less ice coverage than last year.
To read more, find this article in The Conversation here.
Reference: “Arctic sea ice is being increasingly melted from below by warming Atlantic water” by Tom Rippeth was published in The Conversation on 18 September 2020.
