Acceleration of western Arctic sea ice loss linked to the Pacific North American pattern

The fastest sea-ice decline has been observed in the western Arctic, but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Here, the authors show that the Pacific North American pattern plays an important role in western Arctic sea-ice variability.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Zhongfang Liu, Camille Risi, Francis Codron, Xiaogang He, Christopher J. Poulsen, Zhongwang Wei, Dong Chen, Sha Li, Gabriel J. Bowen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
Science
Q
Arctic
Pacific
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21830-z
https://doaj.org/article/f6b1e19fc8654db39d16e62fafe3aec8
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Summary:The fastest sea-ice decline has been observed in the western Arctic, but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Here, the authors show that the Pacific North American pattern plays an important role in western Arctic sea-ice variability.

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