Divergent consensuses on Arctic amplification influence on midlatitude severe winter weather

J Cohen, X Zhang, J Francis, T Jung, R Kwok… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
The Arctic has warmed more than twice as fast as the global average since the late twentieth
century, a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification (AA). Recently, there have been …

Processes and impacts of Arctic amplification: A research synthesis

MC Serreze, RG Barry - Global and planetary change, 2011 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen substantial advances in understanding Arctic amplification—that
trends and variability in surface air temperature tend to be larger in the Arctic region than for …

The central role of diminishing sea ice in recent Arctic temperature amplification

JA Screen, I Simmonds - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
The rise in Arctic near-surface air temperatures has been almost twice as large as the global
average in recent decades,,—a feature known as 'Arctic amplification'. Increased …

The atmospheric role in the Arctic water cycle: A review on processes, past and future changes, and their impacts

T Vihma, J Screen, M Tjernström… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric humidity, clouds, precipitation, and evapotranspiration are essential
components of the Arctic climate system. During recent decades, specific humidity and …

Cloud radiative forcing of the Arctic surface: The influence of cloud properties, surface albedo, and solar zenith angle

MD Shupe, JM Intrieri - Journal of climate, 2004 - journals.ametsoc.org
An annual cycle of cloud and radiation measurements made as part of the Surface Heat
Budget of the Arctic (SHEBA) program are utilized to determine which properties of Arctic …

Annual cycle observations of aerosols capable of ice formation in central Arctic clouds

JM Creamean, K Barry, TCJ Hill, C Hume… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth, prompting glacial melt, permafrost
thaw, and sea ice decline. These severe consequences induce feedbacks that contribute to …

July 2012 Greenland melt extent enhanced by low-level liquid clouds

R Bennartz, MD Shupe, DD Turner, VP Walden… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Melting of the world's major ice sheets can affect human and environmental conditions by
contributing to sea-level rise. In July 2012, an historically rare period of extended surface …

Vertical structure of recent Arctic warming

RG Graversen, T Mauritsen, M Tjernström, E Källén… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Near-surface warming in the Arctic has been almost twice as large as the global average
over recent decades,,,,—a phenomenon that is known as the 'Arctic amplification'. The …

Cloud influence on and response to seasonal Arctic sea ice loss

JE Kay, A Gettelman - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Recent declines in Arctic sea ice extent provide new opportunities to assess cloud influence
on and response to seasonal sea ice loss. This study combines unique satellite …

Processes controlling the composition and abundance of Arctic aerosol

MD Willis, WR Leaitch, JPD Abbatt - Reviews of Geophysics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The Arctic region is a harbinger of global change and is warming at a rate higher than the
global average. While Arctic warming is driven by increases in anthropogenic greenhouse …