Evidence for link between modelled trends in Antarctic sea ice and underestimated westerly wind changes

Mechanisms responsible for the recent increase in Antarctic sea ice cover remain elusive. Here, the authors show that model underestimates of changes in wind-induced ocean circulation may contribute, in part, to the failure of CMIP5 models to accurately capture modern Antarctic sea ice trends.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Ariaan Purich, Wenju Cai, Matthew H. England, Tim Cowan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
Subjects:
Science
Q
Antarctic
Antarc*
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10409
https://doaj.org/article/fcded6d1fe91467e86e6fc4c2b591c88
Description
Summary:Mechanisms responsible for the recent increase in Antarctic sea ice cover remain elusive. Here, the authors show that model underestimates of changes in wind-induced ocean circulation may contribute, in part, to the failure of CMIP5 models to accurately capture modern Antarctic sea ice trends.

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