DOI: 10.1002/wcc.474
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85019450450
论文题名: Amplified Arctic warming and mid-latitude weather: new perspectives on emerging connections
作者: Francis J ; A ; , Vavrus S ; J ; , Cohen J
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2017
卷: 8, 期: 5 语种: 英语
英文关键词: Technology
; Arctic ocean
; Arctic warming
; Cause and effects
; Climate system
; Northern Hemispheres
; Robust signal detection
; Snow and ice
; Weather patterns
; Earth (planet)
; climate change
; climate effect
; melting
; Northern Hemisphere
; warming
; Arctic Ocean
英文摘要: The Arctic is warming and melting at alarming rates. Within the lifetime of a Millennial, the volume of ice floating on the Arctic Ocean has declined by at least half. The pace of Arctic warming is two-to-three times that of the globe; this disparity reached a new record high during 2016. While the Arctic spans only a small fraction of the Earth, it plays a disproportionate and multifaceted role in the climate system. In this article, we offer new perspectives on ways in which the Arctic's rapid warming may influence weather patterns in heavily populated regions (the mid-latitudes) of the Northern Hemisphere. Research on this topic has evolved almost as rapidly as the snow and ice have diminished, and while much has been learned, many questions remain. The atmosphere is complex, highly variable, and undergoing a multitude of simultaneous changes, many of which have become apparent only recently. These realities present challenges to robust signal detection and to clear attribution of cause-and-effect. In addition to updating the state of this science, we propose an explanation for the varying and intermittent response of mid-latitude circulation to the rapidly warming Arctic. WIREs Clim Change 2017, 8:e474. doi: 10.1002/wcc.474. For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76160
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States; Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States; Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc, Lexington, MA, United States
Recommended Citation:
Francis J,A,, Vavrus S,et al. Amplified Arctic warming and mid-latitude weather: new perspectives on emerging connections[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2017-01-01,8(5)