The North American summer Arctic front during 1948–2007

• Published in: International Journal of Climatology
• Main Authors: Ladd, Matthew J., Gajewski, Konrad
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2009
• Subjects: Arctic; Soi; Global warming; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.1940; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjoc.1940; https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/joc.1940

Abstract Boundaries between air masses, frontal zones, are associated with vegetation boundaries. Using gridded climate reanalysis data, we analyse the air masses and frontal zones of North America in relation to the atmospheric circulation and vegetation productivity. The position of the July Arcti...