Acceleration of western Arctic sea ice loss linked to the Pacific North American pattern

The fastest sea-ice decline has been observed in the western Arctic, but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Here, the authors show that the Pacific North American pattern plays an important role in western Arctic sea-ice variability.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhongfang Liu, Camille Risi, Francis Codron, Xiaogang He, Christopher J. Poulsen, Zhongwang Wei, Dong Chen, Sha Li, Gabriel J. Bowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21830-z