期刊
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
卷 77, 期 1-2, 页码 85-96出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2011.03.004
关键词
Arctic; temperature; amplification; sea ice; climate; feedbacks
资金
- National Science Foundation [ARC-0901962, ARC-0805821]
- Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
- Directorate For Geosciences [0805821] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
The past decade has seen substantial advances in understanding Arctic amplification that trends and variability in surface air temperature tend to be larger in the Arctic region than for the Northern Hemisphere or globe as a whole. We provide a synthesis of research on Arctic amplification, starting with a historical context and then addressing recent insights into processes and key impacts, based on analysis of the instrumental record, modeling studies, and paleoclimate reconstructions. Arctic amplification is now recognized as an inherent characteristic of the global climate system, with multiple intertwined causes operating on a spectrum of spatial and temporal scales. These include, but are not limited to, changes in sea ice extent that impact heat fluxes between the ocean and the atmosphere, atmospheric and oceanic heat transports, cloud cover and water vapor that alter the longwave radiation flux to the surface, soot on snow and heightened black carbon aerosol concentrations. Strong warming over the Arctic Ocean during the past decade in autumn and winter, clearly associated with reduced sea ice extent, is but the most recent manifestation of the phenomenon. Indeed, periods of Arctic amplification are evident from analysis of both warm and cool periods over at least the past three million years. Arctic amplification being observed today is expected to become stronger in coming decades, invoking changes in atmospheric circulation, vegetation and the carbon cycle, with impacts both within and beyond the Arctic. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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