Is There a Link between Arctic Sea Ice Loss and Increasing Frequency of Extremely Cold Winters in Eurasia and North America? Synthesis of Current Research
- Authors: Meleshko V.P.1, Kattsov V.M.1, Mirvis V.M.1, Baidin A.V.1, Pavlova T.V.1, Govorkova V.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory
- Issue: Vol 43, No 11 (2018)
- Pages: 743-755
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1068-3739/article/view/230801
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068373918110055
- ID: 230801
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Abstract
Studies dealing with impact of the Arctic warming and related sea ice decline on the Northern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation are considered. The causes of occurrence of extremely cold winters over the mid-latitude continents observed in the recent decades against the warming background are discussed. Several conceptions are outlined which explain potential reasons for occurrence of this phenomenon. The paper discusses impacts of the Arctic sea ice loss on the large-scale atmospheric circulation, oscillations of planetary waves. It also discusses issues related to sea ice changes in the Barents and Kara seas and their link to the frequency of extremely cold winters observed in Eurasia and North America, the contribution of internal atmospheric variability to the increasing frequency of cold weather, and the role of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation in the Arctic sea ice reduction.
About the authors
V. P. Meleshko
Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory
Author for correspondence.
Email: meleshko@main.mgo.rssi.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Karbysheva 7, St. Petersburg, 194021
V. M. Kattsov
Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory
Email: meleshko@main.mgo.rssi.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Karbysheva 7, St. Petersburg, 194021
V. M. Mirvis
Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory
Email: meleshko@main.mgo.rssi.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Karbysheva 7, St. Petersburg, 194021
A. V. Baidin
Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory
Email: meleshko@main.mgo.rssi.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Karbysheva 7, St. Petersburg, 194021
T. V. Pavlova
Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory
Email: meleshko@main.mgo.rssi.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Karbysheva 7, St. Petersburg, 194021
V. A. Govorkova
Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory
Email: meleshko@main.mgo.rssi.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Karbysheva 7, St. Petersburg, 194021