The Role of Arctic Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperatures on the Cold 2015 February Over North America

The cold spell of February 2015 in North America was predominantly internally generated; reduced Arctic sea ice and anomalous sea surface temperatures may have contributed in establishing and sustaining the anomalous flow. This work was funded by the EU projects EUCLEIA (607085), SPECS (308378), and...

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Published in:Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Main Authors: Bellprat, Omar, Massonnet, François, Garcia-Serrano, Javier, Fuckar, Neven S., Guemas, Virginie, Doblas-Reyes, Francisco
Other Authors: Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Meteorological Society 2016
Subjects:
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies
Climate change
Sea ice > Arctic regions
Artic sea ice
Temperatures
Anomalous flow
North America
Àrtida
Canvis climàtics
Arctic
Sea ice
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2117/100046
https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0159.1
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Summary:The cold spell of February 2015 in North America was predominantly internally generated; reduced Arctic sea ice and anomalous sea surface temperatures may have contributed in establishing and sustaining the anomalous flow. This work was funded by the EU projects EUCLEIA (607085), SPECS (308378), and PRIMAVERA (641727). The authors are supported by the following fellowships: Bellprat (ESA Living planet, VERITAS-CCI), Massonnet and Fučkar (Juan de la Cierva), García-Serrano (Marie Currie, DPETNA, 655339), Guemas (Ramón y Cajal) The author thankfully acknowledges the computer resources, technical expertise, and assistance provided by the Red Española de Supercomputación. We further thank constructive comments from Martin Hoerling and three anonymous reviewers. Postprint (published version)

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