Mechanisms for low-frequency variability of summer Arctic sea ice extent

• Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 112; no. 15; pp. 4570 - 4575
• Main Author: Zhang, Rong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Academy of Sciences 14.04.2015; National Acad Sciences
• Subjects: Arctic region; climate; Climate change; Climate models; Climate science; economic impact; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; heat; Heat transfer; Heat transport; Ice; Physical Sciences; Regression analysis; Sea ice; Simulation; summer; Surface temperature; Arctic region; Arctic sea ice; internal variability; ocean heat transport

Satellite observations reveal a substantial decline in September Arctic sea ice extent since 1979, which has played a leading role in the observed recent Arctic surface warming and has often been attributed, in large part, to the increase in greenhouse gases. However, the most rapid decline occurred...