Characteristics of summer airflow over the Antarctic Peninsula in response to recent strengthening of westerly circumpolar winds

• Published in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
• Main Authors: Orr, A., Marshall, G.J., Hunt, J.C.R., Sommeria, J., Wang, C.-G., van Lipzig, N.P.M., Cresswell, D., King, J.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Larsen Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Ice Shelf
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/355631.pdf

Summer near-surface temperatures over the northeast coast of the Antarctic Peninsula have increased by more than 2°C over the past 40 years, a temperature increase 3 times greater than that on the northwest coast. Recent analysis has shown a strong correlation between this striking warming trend and...