Arctic sea ice does not always move the way wind alone would predict. New research led by UC Riverside suggests that a simple but overlooked process may help explain the difference: individual pieces of ice repeatedly collide with one another.
The findings could eventually help scientists improve forecasts of how sea ice moves across the Arctic as the region continues to warm.
The study, published in Physical Review Letters, was led by Bryan Shaddy, formerly a UC Riverside…
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