Taking stock of arctic sea ice and climate
Abstract The relationship among the cause-and-effect of the Arctic atmosphere, sea ice, and ocean is discussed. The increased vulnerability of the Arctic system to anomalous atmospheric forcing can be argued from the perspective that recent ice loss is the result of a long-term preconditioning to th...
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ftuninhampshire:oai:scholars.unh.edu:soc_facpub-1182 2023-05-15T14:33:42+02:00 Taking stock of arctic sea ice and climate Timmermans, Mary-Louise Francis, Jennifer Proshutinsky, Audrey Hamilton, Lawrence C. 2009-09-01T07:00:00Z application/pdf https://scholars.unh.edu/soc_facpub/183 https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1182&context=soc_facpub unknown University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository https://scholars.unh.edu/soc_facpub/183 https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1182&context=soc_facpub ©2009 American Meteorological Society Sociology Scholarship Sociology text 2009 ftuninhampshire 2023-01-30T21:30:13Z Abstract The relationship among the cause-and-effect of the Arctic atmosphere, sea ice, and ocean is discussed. The increased vulnerability of the Arctic system to anomalous atmospheric forcing can be argued from the perspective that recent ice loss is the result of a long-term preconditioning to thinner ice. Such consequences demonstrate the difficulties inherent in ascertaining how the atmospheric circulation responds to Arctic, and global, climate change. Later-forming sea ice also leads to less protection from the waves of fall storms, affecting coastal communities such as Kivalina and Shishmaref. The coming decades will provide new insights into the complexities of the Arctic climate system and how changes will affect the biological and human communities within and beyond its boundaries. Text Arctic Climate change Sea ice University of New Hampshire: Scholars Repository Arctic |
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Abstract The relationship among the cause-and-effect of the Arctic atmosphere, sea ice, and ocean is discussed. The increased vulnerability of the Arctic system to anomalous atmospheric forcing can be argued from the perspective that recent ice loss is the result of a long-term preconditioning to thinner ice. Such consequences demonstrate the difficulties inherent in ascertaining how the atmospheric circulation responds to Arctic, and global, climate change. Later-forming sea ice also leads to less protection from the waves of fall storms, affecting coastal communities such as Kivalina and Shishmaref. The coming decades will provide new insights into the complexities of the Arctic climate system and how changes will affect the biological and human communities within and beyond its boundaries. |
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