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The intensification of Arctic warming as a result of CO2 physiological forcing

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  • So-Won Park

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

  • Jin-Soo Kim

    (University of Edinburgh
    University of Zurich)

  • Jong-Seong Kug

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

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Stomatal closure is one of the main physiological responses to increasing CO2 concentration, which leads to a reduction in plant water loss. This response has the potential to trigger changes in the climate system by regulating surface energy budgets—a phenomenon known as CO2 physiological forcing. However, its remote impacts on the Arctic climate system are unclear. Here we show that vegetation at high latitudes enhances the Arctic amplification via remote and time-delayed physiological forcing processes. Surface warming occurs at mid-to-high latitudes due to the physiological acclimation-induced reduction in evaporative cooling and resultant increase in sensible heat flux. This excessive surface heat energy is transported to the Arctic ocean and contributes to the sea ice loss, thereby enhancing Arctic warming. The surface warming in the Arctic is further amplified by local feedbacks, and consequently the contribution of physiological effects to Arctic warming represents about 10% of radiative forcing effects.

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  • So-Won Park & Jin-Soo Kim & Jong-Seong Kug, 2020. "The intensification of Arctic warming as a result of CO2 physiological forcing," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-15924-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15924-3
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