Exploring recent trends in Northern Hemisphere blocking

• Blocking has not exhibited positive trends over the last 15–30 years • Blocking shows large interannual and decadal variability • No observed link between Arctic sea ice loss and blocking frequency

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Key Points, E. A. Barnes, E. Dunn-sigouin, T. Woollings, Elizabeth A. Barnes, Etienne Dunn-sigouin
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.657.189
http://barnes.atmos.colostate.edu/FILES/MANUSCRIPTS/Barnes_DunnSigouin_etal_2014_GRL_wsupp.pdf
Description
Summary:• Blocking has not exhibited positive trends over the last 15–30 years • Blocking shows large interannual and decadal variability • No observed link between Arctic sea ice loss and blocking frequency