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07 Jan 2022
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Interaction between Atlantic cyclones and Eurasian atmospheric blocking drives wintertime warm extremes in the high Arctic
Department of Meteorology and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Rodrigo Caballero
Department of Meteorology and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Gunilla Svensson
Department of Meteorology and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Lukas Papritz
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
This study uses reanalysis data to investigate the role of atmospheric blocking, prevailing high-pressure systems and mid-latitude cyclones in driving high-Arctic wintertime warm extreme events. These events are mainly preceded by Ural and Scandinavian blocks, which are shown to be significantly influenced and amplified by cyclones in the North Atlantic. It also highlights processes that need to be well captured in climate models for improving their representation of Arctic wintertime climate.
This study uses reanalysis data to investigate the role of atmospheric blocking, prevailing...
