Contribution of sea-ice loss to Arctic amplification is regulated by Pacific Ocean decadal variability

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 856-860

  Screen, James A ^a   Francis, Jennifer A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; ATMOSPHERE-ICE-OCEAN SYSTEM; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; CLIMATE PREDICTION; GLOBAL WARMING; ICE THICKNESS; PACIFIC DECADAL OSCILLATION; SEA ICE; TROPOSPHERE; WESTERLY;

ARCTIC; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84983605276     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3011     Document Type: Article

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