Aware in West Antarctica: Clouds, climate, and critical ice melt

Rapid climate change on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has challenged previous explanations of Antarctic climate change that focused on strengthening of circumpolar westerlies. A recent study linked surface melting conditions on the WAIS to atmospheric blocking over the Amundsen Sea region and...

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Main Authors: D Lubin, D Zhang, I Silber, RC Scott, P Kalogeras, A Battaglia, DH Bromwich, M Cadeddu, E Eloranta, A Fridlind, A Frossard, KM Hines, S Kneifel, WR Leaitch, W Lin, J Nicolas, H Powers, PK Quinn, P Rowe, LM Russell, S Sharma, J Verlinde, AM Vogelmann
Format: Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2020
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Amundsen Sea
Antarctic
Pacific
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
West Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Aware_in_West_Antarctica_Clouds_climate_and_critical_ice_melt/17257508
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Summary:Rapid climate change on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) has challenged previous explanations of Antarctic climate change that focused on strengthening of circumpolar westerlies. A recent study linked surface melting conditions on the WAIS to atmospheric blocking over the Amundsen Sea region and to a negative phase of the southern annular mode, both of which correlate with El Niño in the tropical Pacific. [Opening paragraph]

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