Cold winter extremes in northern continents linked to Arctic sea ice loss

Cold winter extremes in northern continents linked to Arctic sea ice loss

The satellite record since 1979 shows downward trends in Arctic sea ice extent in all months, which are smallest in winter and largest in September. Previous studies have linked changes in winter atmospheric circulation, anomalously cold extremes and large snowfalls in mid-latitudes to rapid decline...

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Main Authors: Qiuhong Tang, Xuejun Zhang, Xiaohua Yang, Jennifer A Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
86A10
86A05
Arctic
sea ice
cold winter extreme
northern continents
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014036

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