The semiannual oscillation and Antarctic climate. Part 4: a note on sea ice cover

• Main Author: Michiel R. Van Den Broeke
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; East Antarctica; Orcadas; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.461.7551; http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~broek112/home.php_files/Publications_MvdB/1998b_vdBroeke_AS.pdf

Abstract: Following a weakening of the semi-annual oscillation (SAO) since the mid- 1970s, the half-yearly pressure wave in the Southern Hemisphere has become less significant. As a result, May/June temperatures have decreased in East Antarctica, which has moderated Antarctic warming. Spectral analy...