Nonlinear threshold behavior during the loss of Arctic sea ice

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
• Main Authors: Eisenman, I., Wettlaufer, J. S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: National Academy of Sciences 2009
• Subjects: Arctic climate; bifurcation; climate change; tipping point; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Keller; albedo; Climate change; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0806887106; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/PMC2629232

In light of the rapid recent retreat of Arctic sea ice, a number of studies have discussed the possibility of a critical threshold (or "tipping point") beyond which the ice–albedo feedback causes the ice cover to melt away in an irreversible process. The focus has typically been centered...