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Sea Ice Dynamics Induced by External Stochastic Fluctuations

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The influence of stochastic fluctuations in the atmosphere and in the ocean caused by different occasional phenomena (noises) on dynamic processes of sea ice growth with a mushy layer is studied. It is shown that atmospheric temperature variances substantially increase the sea ice thickness, whereas dispersion variations of turbulent flows in the ocean to a great extent decrease the ice content produced by false bottom evolution.

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We are grateful for partial support from the Federal Target Program “Scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel of innovative Russia” in 2009–2013 and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project No. 11-01-00137).

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    Dmitri V. Alexandrov, Irina A. Bashkirtseva, Alexey P. Malygin & Lev B. Ryashko

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Alexandrov, D.V., Bashkirtseva, I.A., Malygin, A.P. et al. Sea Ice Dynamics Induced by External Stochastic Fluctuations. Pure Appl. Geophys. 170, 2273–2282 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-013-0664-z

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