A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans examined the interaction between sea ice and Wrangel Island in the western Chukchi Sea, one of the most challenging sections of Russia’s Northern Sea Route.
The researchers found that the Beaufort Gyre typically drives sea ice westward toward Wrangel Island, where the island blocks the ice and causes it to accumulate on its eastern side while ice continues to move away from the western…
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