TY  - JOUR
AU  - SIMMONDS, IAN
AU  - KEAY, KEVIN
Y2  - 2014/05/22
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1944–8007
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/11343/32752
AB  - Dramatic changes have been observed in Arctic sea ice, cyclone behavior and atmospheric circulation in recent decades. Decreases in September ice extent have been remarkable over the last 30 years, and particularly so in very recent times. The analysis reveals that the trends and variability in September ice coverage and mean cyclone characteristics are related, and that the strength (rather than the number) of cyclones in the Arctic basin is playing a central role in the changes observed in that region, especially in the last few years. The findings reinforce suggestions that the decline in the extent and thickness of Arctic ice has started to render it particularly vulnerable to future anomalous cyclonic activity and atmospheric forcing.
LA  - eng
PB  - American Geophysical Union
KW  - Arctic climate
KW  - Arctic storms
KW  - climate change
T1  - Extraordinary September Arctic sea ice reductions and their relationships with storm behavior over 1979-2008
IS  - Geophysical Research Letters
VL  - 36
L1  - /bitstream/handle/11343/32752/289337_Extraordinary%20September_Geophysical%20Research%20Letters.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
ER  -