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LEADING MODES AND FEATURE ZONES OF SEA ICE CONCENTRATION IN NORTH PACIFIC DURING SPRING SEASONS OF 2000–2020

LI XU

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5638-7767

Wolfson College, Oxford University, Oxford OX2 6UD, UK

E-mail Address: 202011991@mail.sdu.edu.cn

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M. JAMES C. CRABBE

Wolfson College, Oxford University, Oxford OX2 6UD, UK

E-mail Address: james.crabbe@wolfson.ox.ac.uk

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Abstract

Under the influence of the Arctic amplification, sea ice variability in North Pacific is becoming a key indicator of global climate changes. Due to the widespread and complex impacts of North Pacific sea ice variations, the understanding of its dynamic changes, especially its spatial and temporal evolution patterns, has great significance. In this study, we used the rotated empirical orthogonal decomposition to divide the whole North Pacific into six feature zones on the evolution sea ice concentration under the recent global warming and highlighted the complexity and diversity of sea ice variations in the offshore waters.

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