The impact of a changing Southern Hemisphere Annular Mode on Antarctic Peninsula summer temperatures

• Published in: Journal of Climate
• Main Authors: Marshall, Gareth J., Orr, Andrew, van Lipzig, Nicole P.M., King, John C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: American Meteorological Society 2006
• Subjects: Meteorology and Climatology; Atmospheric Sciences; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Larsen Ice Shelf; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/960/

Since the mid-1960s, rapid regional summer warming has occurred on the east coast of the northern Antarctic Peninsula, with near-surface temperatures increasing by more than 2°C. This warming has contributed significantly to the collapse of the northern sections of the Larsen Ice Shelf. Coincident w...