Potential Arctic Change Through Climate Amplification Processes

Could a gradual warming trend, combined with a large atmospheric or oceanic event, and mediated by Arctic-specific feedbacks, lead to persistent changes in Arctic climate? Several recent observed shifts follow this pattern: they are large, they occur across the Earth system, they are happening decad...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: James E. Overland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2011-09-01
Series:Oceanography
Subjects:
IPY
Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/24-3_overland.pdf