The North Atlantic Oscillation influence on the Debeli Namet Glacier

• Main Author: Jovanović, Gordana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2023
• Subjects: The North Atlantic Oscillation; precipitation; temperatures; Debeli Namet Glacier; glacier size; Severnoatlantska oscilacija; padavine; temperature; ledenik Debeli Namet; velikost ledenika; Gora; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/10834/11401; https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/10834

This article presents the relationship between climate variables in the Durmitor Massif (Montenegro) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). A new climate standard for temperatures and precipitation over the last 30 years has been presented. The Debeli Namet Glacier is an indicator of climate change. We have shown that the size of this glacier is affected by the NAO which mainly affects the precipitation in the accumulation period from December to March. During the ablation period from June to September, the influence of the NAO on precipitation and temperatures is less pronounced. El Niño and La Niña events are significant, especially in years with a low NAO index. The relationship between El Niño/La Niña and the NAO is still a subject of scientific debate. Članek predstavlja povezavo med podnebnimi spremenljivkami v masivu Durmitor (Črna gora) in severnoatlantsko oscilacijo (NAO). Predstavljen je nov podnebni standard za temperature in padavine v zadnjih 30 letih. Ledenik Debeli Namet je pokazatelj podnebnih sprememb. Pokazali smo, da na velikost tega ledenika vpliva NAO, ki vpliva predvsem na količino padavin v akumulacijskem obdobju od decembra do marca. V obdobju ablacije od junija do septembra je vpliv NAO na padavine in temperature manj izrazit. Dogodki El Niño in La Niña so pomembni zlasti v letih z nizkim indeksom NAO. Razmerje med El Niño/La Niña in NAO je še vedno predmet znanstvenih razprav.