An updated Antarctic melt record through 2009 and its linkages to high-latitude and tropical climate variability
A 30-year minimum Antarctic snowmelt record occurred during austral summer 2008–2009 according to spaceborne microwave observations for 1980–2009. Strong positive phases of both the El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode (SAM) were recorded during the months lea...
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ftcolumbiauniv:oai:academiccommons.columbia.edu:10.7916/D8D50MV4 2023-05-15T13:41:09+02:00 An updated Antarctic melt record through 2009 and its linkages to high-latitude and tropical climate variability Tedesco, Marco Monaghan, Andrew J. 2009 https://doi.org/10.7916/D8D50MV4 English eng American Geophysical Union https://doi.org/10.7916/D8D50MV4 Climatic changes Meltwater Runoff Southern oscillation Ice sheets Geology Geomorphology Atmosphere Articles 2009 ftcolumbiauniv https://doi.org/10.7916/D8D50MV4 2019-04-04T08:14:19Z A 30-year minimum Antarctic snowmelt record occurred during austral summer 2008–2009 according to spaceborne microwave observations for 1980–2009. Strong positive phases of both the El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode (SAM) were recorded during the months leading up to and including the 2008–2009 melt season. The 30-year record confirms that significant negative correlations exist at regional and continental scales between austral summer melting and both the ENSO and SAM indices for October–January. In particular, the strongest negative melting anomalies (such as those in 2008 and 2009) are related to amplified large-scale atmospheric forcing when both the SAM and ENSO are in positive phases. Our results suggest that enhanced snowmelt is likely to occur if recent positive summer SAM trends subside in conjunction with the projected recovery of stratospheric ozone levels, with subsequent impacts on ice sheet mass balance and sea level trends. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet Columbia University: Academic Commons Antarctic Austral |
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Climatic changes Meltwater Runoff Southern oscillation Ice sheets Geology Geomorphology Atmosphere |
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A 30-year minimum Antarctic snowmelt record occurred during austral summer 2008–2009 according to spaceborne microwave observations for 1980–2009. Strong positive phases of both the El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode (SAM) were recorded during the months leading up to and including the 2008–2009 melt season. The 30-year record confirms that significant negative correlations exist at regional and continental scales between austral summer melting and both the ENSO and SAM indices for October–January. In particular, the strongest negative melting anomalies (such as those in 2008 and 2009) are related to amplified large-scale atmospheric forcing when both the SAM and ENSO are in positive phases. Our results suggest that enhanced snowmelt is likely to occur if recent positive summer SAM trends subside in conjunction with the projected recovery of stratospheric ozone levels, with subsequent impacts on ice sheet mass balance and sea level trends. |
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Tedesco, Marco Monaghan, Andrew J. |
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An updated Antarctic melt record through 2009 and its linkages to high-latitude and tropical climate variability |
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An updated Antarctic melt record through 2009 and its linkages to high-latitude and tropical climate variability |
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An updated Antarctic melt record through 2009 and its linkages to high-latitude and tropical climate variability |
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An updated Antarctic melt record through 2009 and its linkages to high-latitude and tropical climate variability |
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An updated Antarctic melt record through 2009 and its linkages to high-latitude and tropical climate variability |
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updated antarctic melt record through 2009 and its linkages to high-latitude and tropical climate variability |
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American Geophysical Union |
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