Mid-Winter Breakout of Landfast Sea Ice and Major Storm Leads to Significant Ice Push Event Along Chukchi Sea Coastline

Mid-Winter Breakout of Landfast Sea Ice and Major Storm Leads to Significant Ice Push Event Along Chukchi Sea Coastline

During the winter of 2016, anomalous sea ice conditions and a powerful storm culminated in a destructive erosion event along the Chukchi Sea coastline of Cape Espenberg, Alaska. This event is commonly referred to as an “ice push” or “ivu,” the Inupiat word for an ice ridging event. In this article,...

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Main Authors: Reyce Bogardus, Christopher Maio, Owen Mason, Richard Buzard, Andrew Mahoney, Cary de Wit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
Cape Espenberg
sea ice
Kotzebue Sound
Arctic
storm surge
erosion
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00344/full

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