Ocean circulation, sea ice, and productivity simulated in Jones Sound, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, between 2003–2016

Pelle, Tyler; Myers, Paul G.; Hamilton, Andrew; Mazloff, Matthew; Soderlund, Krista M.; Beem, Lucas; Blankenship, Donald D.; Grima, Cyril; Habbal, Feras; Skidmore, Mark; Greenbaum, Jamin S.

doi:10.5194/os-22-187-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-187-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-187-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 22, issue 1

Research article

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19 Jan 2026

Research article |

| 19 Jan 2026

Ocean circulation, sea ice, and productivity simulated in Jones Sound, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, between 2003–2016

Tyler Pelle, Paul G. Myers, Andrew Hamilton, Matthew Mazloff, Krista M. Soderlund, Lucas Beem, Donald D. Blankenship, Cyril Grima, Feras Habbal, Mark Skidmore, and Jamin S. Greenbaum

Data sets

Data From: Ocean circulation, sea ice, and productivity simulated in Jones Sound, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, between 2003-2016 Tyler Pelle et al. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.w3r228116

Canadian Ice Service Arctic Regional Sea Ice Charts in SIGRID-3 Format, Version 1 Canadian Ice Service https://doi.org/10.7265/N51V5BW9

CTD-Rosette data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic, Processed data, version 1 Amundsen Science Data Collection https://doi.org/10.5884/12713

The Arctic System Reanalysis (https://gdex.ucar.edu/datasets/d631001/dataaccess/#) D. H. Bromwich et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0215.1

Model code and software

Data From: Ocean circulation, sea ice, and productivity simulated in Jones Sound, Canadian Arctic Archipelago, between 2003-2016 Tyler Pelle et al. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.w3r228116

Short summary

Here, we develop and run a high-resolution ocean model of Jones Sound from 2003–2016 and characterize circulation into, out of, and within the sound as well as associated sea ice and productivity cycles. Atmospheric and ocean warming drives sea ice decline, which enhances biological productivity due to the increased light availability. These results highlight the utility of high-resolution models in simulating complex waterways and the need for sustained oceanographic measurements in the sound.