www.the-cryosphere.net/3/11/2009/ © Author(s) 2009. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. The Cryosphere The emergence of surface-based Arctic amplification

Abstract. Rises in surface and lower troposphere air temperatures through the 21st century are projected to be especially pronounced over the Arctic Ocean during the cold season. This Arctic amplification is largely driven by loss of the sea ice cover, allowing for strong heat transfers from the oce...

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Main Authors: M. C. Serreze, A. P. Barrett, J. C. Stroeve, D. N. Kindig, M. M. Holl
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Sea ice
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.362.6401
http://www.the-cryosphere.net/3/11/2009/tc-3-11-2009.pdf
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Summary:Abstract. Rises in surface and lower troposphere air temperatures through the 21st century are projected to be especially pronounced over the Arctic Ocean during the cold season. This Arctic amplification is largely driven by loss of the sea ice cover, allowing for strong heat transfers from the ocean to the atmosphere. Consistent with observed reductions in sea ice extent, fields from both the NCEP/NCAR and JRA-25 reanalyses point to emergence of surface-based Arctic amplification in the last decade. 1

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