Compounding tropical and stratospheric forcing of the record low Antarctic sea-ice in 2016
Antarctic sea ice extent declined dramatically in austral spring 2016. This study shows the decline was initially driven by tropical convection resulting in a wave-3 circulation pattern, followed by weakened circumpolar surface westerlies initialised in the polar stratospheric vortex.
Published in: | Nature Communications |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2019
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07689-7 https://doaj.org/article/4d5715a74b1b4bc39ebff7e4ce795ac2 |
Summary: | Antarctic sea ice extent declined dramatically in austral spring 2016. This study shows the decline was initially driven by tropical convection resulting in a wave-3 circulation pattern, followed by weakened circumpolar surface westerlies initialised in the polar stratospheric vortex. |
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