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Divergent consensuses on Arctic amplification influence on midlatitude severe winter weather

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  • J. Cohen

    (Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc.
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • X. Zhang

    (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

  • J. Francis

    (Woods Hole Research Center)

  • T. Jung

    (Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
    University of Bremen)

  • R. Kwok

    (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

  • J. Overland

    (NOAA/PMEL)

  • T. J. Ballinger

    (Texas State University)

  • U. S. Bhatt

    (University of Alaska Fairbanks)

  • H. W. Chen

    (Lund University
    Pennsylvania State University)

  • D. Coumou

    (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • S. Feldstein

    (Pennsylvania State University)

  • H. Gu

    (Utah State University)

  • D. Handorf

    (Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research)

  • G. Henderson

    (United States Naval Academy)

  • M. Ionita

    (Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research)

  • M. Kretschmer

    (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

  • F. Laliberte

    (Environment and Climate Change Canada)

  • S. Lee

    (Pennsylvania State University)

  • H. W. Linderholm

    (University of Gothenburg
    University of Cambridge)

  • W. Maslowski

    (Naval Postgraduate School)

  • Y. Peings

    (University of California)

  • K. Pfeiffer

    (Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc.)

  • I. Rigor

    (University of Washington)

  • T. Semmler

    (Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research)

  • J. Stroeve

    (University College London)

  • P. C. Taylor

    (NASA Langley Research Center)

  • S. Vavrus

    (University of Wisconsin)

  • T. Vihma

    (Finnish Meteorological Institute)

  • S. Wang

    (Utah State University)

  • M. Wendisch

    (University of Leipzig)

  • Y. Wu

    (Columbia University)

  • J. Yoon

    (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)

Abstract

The Arctic has warmed more than twice as fast as the global average since the late twentieth century, a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification (AA). Recently, there have been considerable advances in understanding the physical contributions to AA, and progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms that link it to midlatitude weather variability. Observational studies overwhelmingly support that AA is contributing to winter continental cooling. Although some model experiments support the observational evidence, most modelling results show little connection between AA and severe midlatitude weather or suggest the export of excess heating from the Arctic to lower latitudes. Divergent conclusions between model and observational studies, and even intramodel studies, continue to obfuscate a clear understanding of how AA is influencing midlatitude weather.

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  • J. Cohen & X. Zhang & J. Francis & T. Jung & R. Kwok & J. Overland & T. J. Ballinger & U. S. Bhatt & H. W. Chen & D. Coumou & S. Feldstein & H. Gu & D. Handorf & G. Henderson & M. Ionita & M. Kretschm, 2020. "Divergent consensuses on Arctic amplification influence on midlatitude severe winter weather," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 20-29, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:10:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41558-019-0662-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41558-019-0662-y
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    1. James E. Overland, 2021. "Rare events in the Arctic," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 168(3), pages 1-13, October.
    2. Qian Li & Liutong Chen & Zhengtao Yan & Yingjun Xu, 2022. "Exploration of Copula Models Use in Risk Assessment for Freezing and Snow Events: A Case Study in Southern China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-12, February.
    3. Alec P. Bennett & Troy J. Bouffard & Uma S. Bhatt, 2022. "Arctic Sea Ice Decline and Geoengineering Solutions: Cascading Security and Ethical Considerations," Challenges, MDPI, vol. 13(1), pages 1-18, May.

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