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http://dx.doi.org/10.7780/kjrs.2018.34.6.2.13

Tracing the Drift Ice Using the Particle Tracking Method in the Arctic Ocean  

Park, GwangSeob (Jeju Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)
Kim, Hyun-Cheol (Unit of Arctic Sea-Ice Prediction, Korea Polar Research Institute)
Lee, Taehee (Jeju Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)
Son, Young Baek (Jeju Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)
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Korean Journal of Remote Sensing / v.34, no.6_2, 2018 , pp. 1299-1310 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we analyzed distribution and movement trends using in-situ observations and particle tracking methods to understand the movement of the drift ice in the Arctic Ocean. The in-situ movement data of the drift ice in the Arctic Ocean used ITP (Ice-Tethered Profiler) provided by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) from 2009 to 2018, which was analyzed with the location and speed for each year. Particle tracking simulates the movement of the drift ice using daily current and wind data provided by HYCOM (Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model) and ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, 2009-2017). In order to simulate the movement of the drift ice throughout the Arctic Ocean, ITP data, a field observation data, were used as input to calculate the relationship between the current and wind and follow up the Lagrangian particle tracking. Particle tracking simulations were conducted with two experiments taking into account the effects of current and the combined effects of current and wind, most of which were reproduced in the same way as in-situ observations, given the effects of currents and winds. The movement of the drift ice in the Arctic Ocean was reproduced using a wind-imposed equation, which analyzed the movement of the drift ice in a particular year. In 2010, the Arctic Ocean Index (AOI) was a negative year, with particles clearly moving along the Beaufort Gyre, resulting in relatively large movements in Beaufort Sea. On the other hand, in 2017 AOI was a positive year, with most particles not affected by Gyre, resulting in relatively low speed and distance. Around the pole, the speed of the drift ice is lower in 2017 than 2010. From seasonal characteristics in 2010 and 2017, the movement of the drift ice increase in winter 2010 (0.22 m/s) and decrease to spring 2010 (0.16 m/s). In the case of 2017, the movement is increased in summer (0.22 m/s) and decreased to spring time (0.13 m/s). As a result, the particle tracking method will be appropriate to understand long-term drift ice movement trends by linking them with satellite data in place of limited field observations.
Keywords
The Arctic Ocean; Drifting Ice; ITP; Particle Tracking;
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