Response of dominant mode for atmospheric circulation in northernhemisphere to the accelerated decline of Arctic sea ice:I.the Arctic Oscillation

Wang Hong; Zhou Xiao; Huang Fei

doi:10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2015.11.006

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Wang Hong, Zhou Xiao, Huang Fei. Response of dominant mode for atmospheric circulation in northernhemisphere to the accelerated decline of Arctic sea ice:I.the Arctic Oscillation[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2015, 37(11): 57-67. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2015.11.006

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Wang Hong, Zhou Xiao, Huang Fei. Response of dominant mode for atmospheric circulation in northernhemisphere to the accelerated decline of Arctic sea ice:I.the Arctic Oscillation[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2015, 37(11): 57-67. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2015.11.006

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Wang Hong, Zhou Xiao, Huang Fei. Response of dominant mode for atmospheric circulation in northernhemisphere to the accelerated decline of Arctic sea ice:I.the Arctic Oscillation[J]. Haiyang Xuebao, 2015, 37(11): 57-67. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2015.11.006

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Response of dominant mode for atmospheric circulation in northernhemisphere to the accelerated decline of Arctic sea ice:I.the Arctic Oscillation

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0253-4193.2015.11.006

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Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;Key Laboratory of Ocean-Atmospheric Interaction and Climate in Universities of Shandong, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;Key Laboratory of Ocean-Atmospheric Interaction and Climate in Universities of Shandong, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China;Ningbo Collabrative Innovation Center of Nonlinear Harzard System of Ocean and Atmosphere, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China

Received Date: 2015-04-15

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Abstract

Based on the data of Arctic sea ice concentration from National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), the variability of Arctic sea ice extent (SIE) from 1979 to 2012 has been analyzed. The result shows that the changes of Arctic SIE had two decadal shift points in 1997 and 2007 respectively, and experienced three different periods: during 1979-1996, the SIE is downtrend and with strong interannual variability. Arctic Oscillation(AO) is in its strong phase and has low frequency oscillation; during 1997-2006, the interannual variability of SIE is weak but the linear downtrend is strongest. The strength of AO is weakened and AO has shorter period oscillation; during 2007-2012, the sea ice experienced a strongest interannual variability and slower downtrend than in 1997-2006. The interannual variability of AO is stronger that induces two negative anomaly centers move toward Greenland north Atlantic and stretch to Bering Strait, respectively. This pattern is conducive to transport the cold air to the North America and Europe. Experiments with ECHAM5 atmospheric circulation model proved that the strong interannual variability of sea ice is the key for the changes of AO mode for 2007-2012 period.
- Arctic sea ice,
- Arctic Oscillation,
- atmospheric circulation,
- interannual variability,
- decadal changes

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