Springer Praxis Books: Centennial Ice Cover Observations

Frolov, Ivan E.; Gudkovich, Zalmann M.; Karklin, Valery P.; Kovalev, Evgeny G.; Smolyanitsky, Vasily M.

In this book the eminent authors analyse the ice cover variability in the Arctic Seas during the 20^th and early 21^st centuries. In the first two chapters, they show that multi-year changes of the sea-ice extent in the Arctic Seas were formed by linear trends and long-term (climatic) cycles lasting about 10, 20 and 60 years. The structure of temporal variability of the western region (Greenland – Kara) differs significantly from the eastern region seas (Laptev and Chukchi). In the latter region, unlike the former area, relatively short-period cycles (up to 10 years) predominate. The linear trends can be related to a super-secular cycle of climatic changes over about 200 years. The most significant of these cycles, lasting 60 years, is most pronounced in the western region seas.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2009-07-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783540858744

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85875-1

Dimensions: 242cm x170cm

Pages: 166