Warm Arctic−cold Siberia: comparing the recent and the early 20th-century Arctic warmings
The Warm Arctic–cold Siberia surface temperature pattern during recent boreal winter is suggested to be triggered by the ongoing decrease of Arctic autumn sea ice concentration and has been observed together with an increase in mid-latitude extreme events and a meridionalization of tropospheric circ...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f327e9f695fe44e2b724dfa20b40fecc 2023-09-05T13:16:09+02:00 Warm Arctic−cold Siberia: comparing the recent and the early 20th-century Arctic warmings Martin Wegmann Yvan Orsolini Olga Zolina 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa0b7 https://doaj.org/article/f327e9f695fe44e2b724dfa20b40fecc EN eng IOP Publishing https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa0b7 https://doaj.org/toc/1748-9326 doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aaa0b7 1748-9326 https://doaj.org/article/f327e9f695fe44e2b724dfa20b40fecc Environmental Research Letters, Vol 13, Iss 2, p 025009 (2018) climate change climate feedbacks sea ice reduction Arctic warming climate impacts large-scale climate variability Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Science Q Physics QC1-999 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa0b7 2023-08-13T00:37:31Z The Warm Arctic–cold Siberia surface temperature pattern during recent boreal winter is suggested to be triggered by the ongoing decrease of Arctic autumn sea ice concentration and has been observed together with an increase in mid-latitude extreme events and a meridionalization of tropospheric circulation. However, the exact mechanism behind this dipole temperature pattern is still under debate, since model experiments with reduced sea ice show conflicting results. We use the early twentieth-century Arctic warming (ETCAW) as a case study to investigate the link between September sea ice in the Barents–Kara Sea (BKS) and the Siberian temperature evolution. Analyzing a variety of long-term climate reanalyses, we find that the overall winter temperature and heat flux trend occurs with the reduction of September BKS sea ice. Tropospheric conditions show a strengthened atmospheric blocking over the BKS, strengthening the advection of cold air from the Arctic to central Siberia on its eastern flank, together with a reduction of warm air advection by the westerlies. This setup is valid for both the ETCAW and the current Arctic warming period. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Kara Sea Sea ice Siberia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Kara Sea Environmental Research Letters 13 2 025009 |
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The Warm Arctic–cold Siberia surface temperature pattern during recent boreal winter is suggested to be triggered by the ongoing decrease of Arctic autumn sea ice concentration and has been observed together with an increase in mid-latitude extreme events and a meridionalization of tropospheric circulation. However, the exact mechanism behind this dipole temperature pattern is still under debate, since model experiments with reduced sea ice show conflicting results. We use the early twentieth-century Arctic warming (ETCAW) as a case study to investigate the link between September sea ice in the Barents–Kara Sea (BKS) and the Siberian temperature evolution. Analyzing a variety of long-term climate reanalyses, we find that the overall winter temperature and heat flux trend occurs with the reduction of September BKS sea ice. Tropospheric conditions show a strengthened atmospheric blocking over the BKS, strengthening the advection of cold air from the Arctic to central Siberia on its eastern flank, together with a reduction of warm air advection by the westerlies. This setup is valid for both the ETCAW and the current Arctic warming period. |
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Martin Wegmann Yvan Orsolini Olga Zolina |
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Warm Arctic−cold Siberia: comparing the recent and the early 20th-century Arctic warmings |
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Warm Arctic−cold Siberia: comparing the recent and the early 20th-century Arctic warmings |
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Warm Arctic−cold Siberia: comparing the recent and the early 20th-century Arctic warmings |
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Warm Arctic−cold Siberia: comparing the recent and the early 20th-century Arctic warmings |
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Warm Arctic−cold Siberia: comparing the recent and the early 20th-century Arctic warmings |
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warm arctic−cold siberia: comparing the recent and the early 20th-century arctic warmings |
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