Compounding tropical and stratospheric forcing of the record low Antarctic sea-ice in 2016
oleh: Guomin Wang, Harry H. Hendon, Julie M. Arblaster, Eun-Pa Lim, S. Abhik, Peter van Rensch
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2019-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Antarctic sea ice extent declined dramatically in austral spring 2016. This study shows the decline was initially driven by tropical convection resulting in a wave-3 circulation pattern, followed by weakened circumpolar surface westerlies initialised in the polar stratospheric vortex.