Increase in the wave power caused by decreasing sea ice over the Sea of Okhotsk in winter.

ABSTRACT: Increasing ocean surface waves owing to decreasing sea ice in the Sea of Okhotsk (SO) is a major concern. However, long-term trends of ocean surface waves in the SO have not yet been investigated. Therefore, the long-term trends of wave power ([Formula: see text]) in the SO were investigated using the 40-year (from the 1980s) simulations and based on the wave model (WAVEWATCH III) enforced by three reanalyses and one satellite product. Three wave model simulations were conducted using the original (hourly or daily) reanalysis or satellite sea ice data. In addition, to quantify the responses of the long-term [Formula: see text] trends to surface winds and sea ice, three wave model simulations were performed with climatological sea ice data, for a total of six model simulations. The model re

SUBMITTER: Iwasaki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9925778 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature