Review of Arctic sea-ice records over the last millennium from modern, historical, and proxy data sources

Sea-ice loss and increasing unpredictability have disturbed and harmed Arctic peoples and ecosystems. In addition, studies demonstrate that sea ice plays a key role in climate variability and air–sea CO2 exchanges. Sea-ice data sets provide environmental baselines, validate proxies and models, and s...

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Main Authors: Natasha Leclerc, Jochen Halfar
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15230430.2024.2392411
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description Sea-ice loss and increasing unpredictability have disturbed and harmed Arctic peoples and ecosystems. In addition, studies demonstrate that sea ice plays a key role in climate variability and air–sea CO2 exchanges. Sea-ice data sets provide environmental baselines, validate proxies and models, and serve in regional and temporal comparisons. Accordingly, sea-ice and sea-ice–related variables are particularly valuable in climate modeling, paleoclimatology, and ecology to document past and present environmental changes and predict future outcomes. This article provides an overview of modern, historical, and long-term proxy sea-ice data sets that cover the last millennium. We describe available Arctic sea-ice data sources, discuss each data set’s strengths and limitations, and compare multisourced Arctic sea-ice histories in different regions. We conclude with remarks on the impacts of internal forcing from natural feedbacks and oscillations versus anthropogenic impacts on sea-ice variability. We draw upon remaining uncertainties regarding causes of past sea-ice variability and advocate for continued use of multiple data sources in sea-ice reconstruction–related studies and further development of a multisourced past sea-ice data network.
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spelling doaj-art-ff8b1898da6544d8a064fe02a0b37ff72025-01-13T14:40:40ZengTaylor & Francis GroupArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research1523-04301938-42462024-12-0156110.1080/15230430.2024.2392411Review of Arctic sea-ice records over the last millennium from modern, historical, and proxy data sourcesNatasha Leclerc0Jochen Halfar1Chemical and Physical Sciences Department, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaChemical and Physical Sciences Department, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, CanadaSea-ice loss and increasing unpredictability have disturbed and harmed Arctic peoples and ecosystems. In addition, studies demonstrate that sea ice plays a key role in climate variability and air–sea CO2 exchanges. Sea-ice data sets provide environmental baselines, validate proxies and models, and serve in regional and temporal comparisons. Accordingly, sea-ice and sea-ice–related variables are particularly valuable in climate modeling, paleoclimatology, and ecology to document past and present environmental changes and predict future outcomes. This article provides an overview of modern, historical, and long-term proxy sea-ice data sets that cover the last millennium. We describe available Arctic sea-ice data sources, discuss each data set’s strengths and limitations, and compare multisourced Arctic sea-ice histories in different regions. We conclude with remarks on the impacts of internal forcing from natural feedbacks and oscillations versus anthropogenic impacts on sea-ice variability. We draw upon remaining uncertainties regarding causes of past sea-ice variability and advocate for continued use of multiple data sources in sea-ice reconstruction–related studies and further development of a multisourced past sea-ice data network.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15230430.2024.2392411Arcticsea icesatellite data setsproxiesclimate change
spellingShingle Natasha Leclerc
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Review of Arctic sea-ice records over the last millennium from modern, historical, and proxy data sources
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
Arctic
sea ice
satellite data sets
proxies
climate change
title Review of Arctic sea-ice records over the last millennium from modern, historical, and proxy data sources
title_full Review of Arctic sea-ice records over the last millennium from modern, historical, and proxy data sources
title_fullStr Review of Arctic sea-ice records over the last millennium from modern, historical, and proxy data sources
title_full_unstemmed Review of Arctic sea-ice records over the last millennium from modern, historical, and proxy data sources
title_short Review of Arctic sea-ice records over the last millennium from modern, historical, and proxy data sources
title_sort review of arctic sea ice records over the last millennium from modern historical and proxy data sources
topic Arctic
sea ice
satellite data sets
proxies
climate change
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15230430.2024.2392411
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