Localized Strong Warming and Humidification Over Winter Japan Tied to Sea Ice Retreat
Abstract East Asian winter weather has altered dramatically in response to progressing climate change. However, analysis of time‐averaged atmospheric fields might obscure climate change signals that could relate to specific types of events. This study aimed to detect climate change signals for vario...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:93ca2218d9dc42fe89e34e1e96ca10b2 2024-09-15T18:34:55+00:00 Localized Strong Warming and Humidification Over Winter Japan Tied to Sea Ice Retreat K. Tamura T. Sato 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103522 https://doaj.org/article/93ca2218d9dc42fe89e34e1e96ca10b2 EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103522 https://doaj.org/toc/0094-8276 https://doaj.org/toc/1944-8007 1944-8007 0094-8276 doi:10.1029/2023GL103522 https://doaj.org/article/93ca2218d9dc42fe89e34e1e96ca10b2 Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 50, Iss 11, Pp n/a-n/a (2023) winter East Asia climate change regional climate Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103522 2024-08-05T17:49:23Z Abstract East Asian winter weather has altered dramatically in response to progressing climate change. However, analysis of time‐averaged atmospheric fields might obscure climate change signals that could relate to specific types of events. This study aimed to detect climate change signals for various background atmospheric fields by applying classification to daily surface pressure patterns. We found a pronounced trend of increase in surface air temperature over Japan since the 1980s, stronger than the seasonal mean trend, when dominating cold air advection from the Sea of Okhotsk. This cold air was warmed and humidified by the retreat of sea ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. In contrast, the warming trend was mitigated when warm air advection was dominant. These results highlight the importance of daily background atmospheric conditions in amplifying and localizing the impact of regional climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Geophysical Research Letters 50 11 |
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Abstract East Asian winter weather has altered dramatically in response to progressing climate change. However, analysis of time‐averaged atmospheric fields might obscure climate change signals that could relate to specific types of events. This study aimed to detect climate change signals for various background atmospheric fields by applying classification to daily surface pressure patterns. We found a pronounced trend of increase in surface air temperature over Japan since the 1980s, stronger than the seasonal mean trend, when dominating cold air advection from the Sea of Okhotsk. This cold air was warmed and humidified by the retreat of sea ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. In contrast, the warming trend was mitigated when warm air advection was dominant. These results highlight the importance of daily background atmospheric conditions in amplifying and localizing the impact of regional climate change. |
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Localized Strong Warming and Humidification Over Winter Japan Tied to Sea Ice Retreat |
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Localized Strong Warming and Humidification Over Winter Japan Tied to Sea Ice Retreat |
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