The Arctic has seen rapid sea-ice decline in the past three decades, whilst warming at about twice the global average rate. Yet the relationship between Arctic warming and sea-ice loss is not well understood. Here, we present evidence that trends in summertime atmospheric circulation may have contributed as much as 60% to the September sea-ice extent decline since 1979.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/influence-high-latitude-atmospheric-circulation-changes-summertime-arctic-sea-ice
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/qinghua-ding
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/axel-schweiger
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/michelle-l%E2%80%99heureu-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arctic-ocean
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
