Investigating the Connections Between Observed Rapid Winter Ocean Mixed-Layer Deepening and Wind-Induced Sea Ice Breakup in the Beaufort Sea

Regan, Heather

Investigating the Connections Between Observed Rapid Winter Ocean Mixed-Layer Deepening and Wind-Induced Sea Ice Breakup in the Beaufort Sea

Heather Regan^1,2, Jonathan W Winfield Rheinlænder¹, Guillaume Boutin¹, Stefanie Semper³, Sascha Willmes⁴ and Einar Olason¹, (1)Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center, Bergen, Norway, (2)Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway, (3)Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway, (4)University of Trier, Environmental Meteorology, Trier, Germany