Stratospheric response to Arctic sea ice retreat and associated planetary wave propagation changes

The stratospheric response to the observed Arctic sea ice retreat is analysed based on European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) Re-Analysis Interim (ERA-Interim) atmospheric data from 1979–2012. It is shown that changes in August/September sea ice concentration impact on...

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Main Authors: Ralf Jaiser, Klaus Dethloff, Dörthe Handorf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2013-07-01
Series:Tellus: Series A, Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography
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Online Access:http://www.tellusa.net/index.php/tellusa/article/download/19375/pdf_1