Decline of Arctic sea ice: Evaluation and weighting of CMIP5 projections
Trends of Arctic September sea ice area (SSIA) are investigated through analysis of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5) data. The large range across models is reduced by weighting them according to how they match nine observed parameters. Calibration of this refined SSIA projection...
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ftleedsuniv:oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:80129 2023-05-15T14:25:01+02:00 Decline of Arctic sea ice: Evaluation and weighting of CMIP5 projections Snape, TJ Forster, PM 2014-01-27 text https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/80129/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/80129/1/Decline%20of%20Arctic%20sea%20ice%20Evaluation%20and%20weighting%20of%20CMIP5%20projections.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JD020593 en eng American Geophysical Union https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/80129/1/Decline%20of%20Arctic%20sea%20ice%20Evaluation%20and%20weighting%20of%20CMIP5%20projections.pdf Snape, TJ and Forster, PM (2014) Decline of Arctic sea ice: Evaluation and weighting of CMIP5 projections. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmopsheres, 119 (2). 546 - 554. ISSN 2169-897X Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftleedsuniv https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JD020593 2023-01-30T21:28:27Z Trends of Arctic September sea ice area (SSIA) are investigated through analysis of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5) data. The large range across models is reduced by weighting them according to how they match nine observed parameters. Calibration of this refined SSIA projection to observations of different 5 year averages suggests that nearly ice-free conditions, where ice area is less than 1 × 106 km2, will likely occur between 2039 and 2045, not accounting for internal variability. When adding internal variability, we demonstrate that ice-free conditions could occur as early as 2032. The 2013 rebound in ice extent has little effect on these projections. We also identify that our refined projection displays a change in the variability of SSIA, indicating a possible change in regime. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Sea ice White Rose Research Online (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York) Arctic Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 119 2 546 554 |
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Trends of Arctic September sea ice area (SSIA) are investigated through analysis of Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5) data. The large range across models is reduced by weighting them according to how they match nine observed parameters. Calibration of this refined SSIA projection to observations of different 5 year averages suggests that nearly ice-free conditions, where ice area is less than 1 × 106 km2, will likely occur between 2039 and 2045, not accounting for internal variability. When adding internal variability, we demonstrate that ice-free conditions could occur as early as 2032. The 2013 rebound in ice extent has little effect on these projections. We also identify that our refined projection displays a change in the variability of SSIA, indicating a possible change in regime. |
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Decline of Arctic sea ice: Evaluation and weighting of CMIP5 projections |
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Decline of Arctic sea ice: Evaluation and weighting of CMIP5 projections |
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Decline of Arctic sea ice: Evaluation and weighting of CMIP5 projections |
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Decline of Arctic sea ice: Evaluation and weighting of CMIP5 projections |
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Decline of Arctic sea ice: Evaluation and weighting of CMIP5 projections |
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decline of arctic sea ice: evaluation and weighting of cmip5 projections |
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https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/80129/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/80129/1/Decline%20of%20Arctic%20sea%20ice%20Evaluation%20and%20weighting%20of%20CMIP5%20projections.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JD020593 |
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https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/80129/1/Decline%20of%20Arctic%20sea%20ice%20Evaluation%20and%20weighting%20of%20CMIP5%20projections.pdf Snape, TJ and Forster, PM (2014) Decline of Arctic sea ice: Evaluation and weighting of CMIP5 projections. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmopsheres, 119 (2). 546 - 554. ISSN 2169-897X |
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