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12 May 2020
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| 12 May 2020
| 12 May 2020
Intermittency of Arctic–mid-latitude teleconnections: stratospheric pathway between autumn sea ice and the winter North Atlantic Oscillation
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Camille Li
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Stefan Pieter Sobolowski
NORCE, Bergen, Norway
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
Martin Peter King
NORCE, Bergen, Norway
Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen, Norway
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Short summary
Arctic sea ice loss has been linked to changes in mid-latitude weather and climate. However, the literature offers differing views on the strength, robustness, and even existence of these linkages. We use a statistical tool (Causal Effect Networks) to show that one proposed pathway linking Barents–Kara ice and mid-latitude circulation is intermittent in observations and likely only active under certain conditions. This result may help explain apparent inconsistencies across previous studies.
Arctic sea ice loss has been linked to changes in mid-latitude weather and climate. However, the...
