Changes in winter warming events in the Nordic Arctic Region

• Published in: Journal of Climate
• Main Authors: Vikhamar-Schuler, Dagrun, Isaksen, Ketil, Haugen, Jan Erik, Tømmervik, Hans, Luks, Bartlomiej, Schuler, Thomas Vikhamar, Bjerke, Jarle W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Browning; Jan Mayen; Norway; Svalbard; Northern Norway
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/52460; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-55798; https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0763.1

In recent years extreme winter warming events have been reported in arctic areas. These events are characterized as extraordinarily warm weather episodes, occasionally combined with intense rainfall, causing ecological disturbance and challenges for arctic societies and infrastructure. Ground-ice fo...