Recent studies note a significant increase in highpressure blocking over the Greenland region (Greenland Blocking Index, GBI) in summer since the 1990s.
[2] Such a general circulation change, indicated by a negative trend in the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index, is generally highlighted as a major driver of recent surface melt records observed on the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/recent-changes-summer-greenland-blocking-captured-none-cmip5-models
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Greenland_blocking.pdf
[3] https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/3287/2018/tc-12-3287-2018.pdf
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/edward-hanna
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/xavier-fettweis
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/richard-j-hall
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/cryosphere
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/greenland
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-science
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-atlantic-ocean
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
