Validation of reanalysis Southern Ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data
Reanalysis products are an invaluable tool for representing variability and long-term trends in regions with limited in situ data, and especially the Antarctic. A comparison of eight different reanalysis products shows large differences in sea level pressure and surface air temperature trends over t...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:141922 2023-05-15T13:42:40+02:00 Validation of reanalysis Southern Ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data Hobbs, WR Klekociuk, AR Pan, Y 2020 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14757-2020 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/141922 en eng Copernicus GmbH http://ecite.utas.edu.au/141922/1/141922 - Validation of reanalysis Southern Ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14757-2020 Hobbs, WR and Klekociuk, AR and Pan, Y, Validation of reanalysis Southern Ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20 pp. 14757-14768. ISSN 1680-7316 (2020) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/141922 Earth Sciences Climate change science Climatology Refereed Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14757-2020 2022-08-29T22:18:09Z Reanalysis products are an invaluable tool for representing variability and long-term trends in regions with limited in situ data, and especially the Antarctic. A comparison of eight different reanalysis products shows large differences in sea level pressure and surface air temperature trends over the high-latitude Southern Ocean, with implications for studies of the atmosphere's role in driving oceansea ice changes. In this study, we use the established close coupling between sea ice cover and surface temperature to evaluate these reanalysis trends using the independent, 30-year sea ice record from 1980 to 2010. We demonstrate that sea ice trends are a reliable validation tool for most months of the year, although the sea icesurface temperature coupling is weakest in summer when the surface energy budget is dominated by atmosphere-to-ocean heat fluxes. Based on our analysis, we find that surface air temperature trends in JRA55 are most consistent with satellite-observed sea ice trends over the polar waters of the Southern Ocean. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Sea ice Southern Ocean eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 20 23 14757 14768 |
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Reanalysis products are an invaluable tool for representing variability and long-term trends in regions with limited in situ data, and especially the Antarctic. A comparison of eight different reanalysis products shows large differences in sea level pressure and surface air temperature trends over the high-latitude Southern Ocean, with implications for studies of the atmosphere's role in driving oceansea ice changes. In this study, we use the established close coupling between sea ice cover and surface temperature to evaluate these reanalysis trends using the independent, 30-year sea ice record from 1980 to 2010. We demonstrate that sea ice trends are a reliable validation tool for most months of the year, although the sea icesurface temperature coupling is weakest in summer when the surface energy budget is dominated by atmosphere-to-ocean heat fluxes. Based on our analysis, we find that surface air temperature trends in JRA55 are most consistent with satellite-observed sea ice trends over the polar waters of the Southern Ocean. |
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Validation of reanalysis Southern Ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data |
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Validation of reanalysis Southern Ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data |
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Validation of reanalysis Southern Ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data |
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Validation of reanalysis Southern Ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data |
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Validation of reanalysis Southern Ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data |
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validation of reanalysis southern ocean atmosphere trends using sea ice data |
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