Estimation of the Arctic sea ice volume based on satellite observations during 2003-2013

Fu Min; Bi Haibo; Yang Qinghua; Zhang Lin; Wang Yunhe; Zhang Zehua; Huang Haijun

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2018.11.002

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Fu Min, Bi Haibo, Yang Qinghua, Zhang Lin, Wang Yunhe, Zhang Zehua, Huang Haijun. Estimation of the Arctic sea ice volume based on satellite observations during 2003-2013[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2018, 40(11): 14-22. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2018.11.002

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Fu Min, Bi Haibo, Yang Qinghua, Zhang Lin, Wang Yunhe, Zhang Zehua, Huang Haijun. Estimation of the Arctic sea ice volume based on satellite observations during 2003-2013[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2018, 40(11): 14-22. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2018.11.002

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Estimation of the Arctic sea ice volume based on satellite observations during 2003-2013

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2018.11.002

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National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, Beijing 100081, China
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Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China
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Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
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Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;University of Chinese Academy Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China

Received Date: 2018-01-19
Rev Recd Date: 2018-05-03

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Abstract

Arctic sea ice is undergoing a rapid decline, and the Arctic sea ice volume is an important indicator of global climate change. Sea ice thickness data from two kinds of satellite altimetry data (ICESat and CryoSat-2), together with sea ice concentration data and sea ice age data derived from space borne radiometers, the total and the first-year/multi-year Arctic sea ice volume from 2003 to 2013 were estimated. Comparison between the ICESat period from 2003 to 2008 and the CryoSat-2 period from 2011 to 2013, the Arctic sea ice volume had been decreased by 1 426 km³ and 412 km³in autumn (October-November) and winter (February-March), respectively. These changes are mainly caused by significant reduction of the multi-year sea ice volume in these ten years, the ice volume in autumn and winter had been decreased by 2 108 km³ and 3 206 km³, respectively. Therefore, the dramatic depletion of multi-year sea ice is the main factor of causing Arctic sea ice volume loss.
- sea ice volume changes,
- Arctic,
- satellite remote sensing,
- ICESat,
- CryoSat-2

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