Arctic autumn sea ice decline and Asian winter temperature anomaly

LIU Na; LIN Lina; WANG Yingjie; KONG Bin; ZHANG Zhanhai; CHEN Hongxia

doi:10.1007/s13131-016-0911-0

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LIU Na, LIN Lina, WANG Yingjie, KONG Bin, ZHANG Zhanhai, CHEN Hongxia. Arctic autumn sea ice decline and Asian winter temperature anomaly[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(7): 36-41. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0911-0

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LIU Na, LIN Lina, WANG Yingjie, KONG Bin, ZHANG Zhanhai, CHEN Hongxia. Arctic autumn sea ice decline and Asian winter temperature anomaly[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016, 35(7): 36-41. doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0911-0

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Arctic autumn sea ice decline and Asian winter temperature anomaly

doi: 10.1007/s13131-016-0911-0

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Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China;South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China;Geomatics College, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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Key Laboratory for Polar Science, Polar Research Institute of China, Shanghai 200136, China

Received Date: 2015-02-16
Rev Recd Date: 2015-09-06

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Associations between the autumn Arctic sea ice concentration (SIC) and Asian winter temperature are discussed using the singular value decomposition analysis. Results show that in recent 33 years reduced autumn Arctic sea ice is accompanied by Asian winter temperature decrease except in the Tibetan plateau and the Arctic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean coast. The autumn SIC reduction excites two geopotential height centers in Eurasia and the north Arctic Ocean, which are persistent from autumn to winter. The negative center is in Barents Sea/Kara Sea. The positive center is located in Mongolia. The anomalous winds are associated with geopotential height centers, providing favorable clod air for the Asian winter temperature decreasing in recent 33 years. This relationship indicates a potential long-term outlook for the Asian winter temperature decrease as the decline of the autumn sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is expected to continue as climate warms.
- Arctic sea ice decline,
- Asian,
- winter temperature

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