DOI: 10.1002/wcc.337
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84926513761
论文题名: The impact of Arctic warming on the midlatitude jet-stream: Can it? Has it? Will it?
作者: Barnes E ; A ; , Screen J ; A
刊名: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change
ISSN: 17577780
出版年: 2015
卷: 6, 期: 3 起始页码: 277
结束页码: 286
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Technology
; Arctic regions
; Arctic warming
; Environmental change
; Jet streams
; Lower atmosphere
; Media attention
; Midlatitudes
; Weather patterns
; Sea ice
; climate change
; global warming
; jet stream
; midlatitude environment
; Arctic
英文摘要: The Arctic lower atmosphere has warmed more rapidly than that of the globe as a whole, and this has been accompanied by unprecedented sea ice melt. Such large environmental changes are already having profound impacts on the flora, fauna, and inhabitants of the Arctic region. An open question, however, is whether these Arctic changes have an effect on the jet-stream and thereby influence weather patterns farther south. This broad question has recently received a lot of scientific and media attention, but conclusions appear contradictory rather than consensual. We argue that one point of confusion has arisen due to ambiguities in the exact question being posed. In this study, we frame our inquiries around three distinct questions: Can Arctic warming influence the midlatitude jet-stream? Has Arctic warming significantly influenced the midlatitude jet-stream? Will Arctic warming significantly influence the midlatitude jet-stream? We argue that framing the discussion around the three questions: Can it?, Has it?, and Will it? provides insight into the common themes emerging in the literature as well as highlights the challenges ahead. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/76279
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 Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States; College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Barnes E,A,, Screen J,et al. The impact of Arctic warming on the midlatitude jet-stream: Can it? Has it? Will it?[J]. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change,2015-01-01,6(3)