简介：Inthisstudy,changesinArcticseaicethicknessforeachiceagecategorywereexaminedbasedonsatelliteobservationsandmodelledresults.InterannualchangesobtainedfromIce,Cloud,andLandElevationSatellite(ICESat)-basedresultsshowathicknessreductionoverperennialseaice(icethatsurvivesatleastonemeltseasonwithanageofnolessthan2year)uptoapproximately0.5–1.0mand0.6–0.8m(dependingoniceage)duringtheinvestigatedwinterandautumnICESatperiods,respectively.Pan-ArcticIceOceanModelingandAssimilationSystem(PIOMAS)-basedresultsprovideaviewofacontinuedthicknessreductionoverthepastfourdecades.Comparedto1980s,thereisaclearthicknessdropofroughly0.50min2010sforperennialice.Thisoveralldecreaseinseaicethicknesscanbeinpartattributedtotheamplifiedwarmingclimateinnorthlatitudes.Besides,wefigureoutthatstronglyanomaloussoutherlysummersurfacewindsmayplayanimportantroleinpromptingthethicknessdeclineinperennialicezonethroughtransportingheatdepositedinopenwater(primarilyviaalbedofeedback)inEurasiansectordeepintoabroaderseaiceregimeincentralArcticOcean.Thisheatsourceisresponsibleforenhancedicebottommelting,leadingtofurtherreductioninicethickness.