Recent upper Arctic Ocean warming expedited by summertime atmospheric processes

Zhe Li; Qinghua Ding; Michael Steele; Axel Schweiger

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28047-8

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Recent upper Arctic Ocean warming expedited by summertime atmospheric processes

Zhe Li,
Qinghua Ding,
Michael Steele,
Axel Schweiger

Affiliations

Zhe Li: Department of Geography, and Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
Qinghua Ding: Department of Geography, and Earth Research Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael Steele: Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington
Axel Schweiger: Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28047-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Low-frequency internal atmospheric variability accounts for about one quarter of observed Arctic Ocean warming over the past four decades and 60% of the accelerated warming from 2000 to 2018.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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