Impact of Arctic Oscillation on cloud radiative forcing and September sea ice retreat

Yanxing Li; Liang Chang; Guoping Gao

doi:10.1007/s13131-022-2010-8

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Yanxing Li, Liang Chang, Guoping Gao. Impact of Arctic Oscillation on cloud radiative forcing and September sea ice retreat[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2022, 41(10): 131-139. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2010-8

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Yanxing Li, Liang Chang, Guoping Gao. Impact of Arctic Oscillation on cloud radiative forcing and September sea ice retreat[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2022, 41(10): 131-139. doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2010-8

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Impact of Arctic Oscillation on cloud radiative forcing and September sea ice retreat

doi: 10.1007/s13131-022-2010-8

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College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Hangzhou 310012, China
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College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China

Funds: The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract Nos 42174016 and 42076240; the Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources under contract No. QNHX2122; the Shanghai Pujiang Program under contract No. 19PJ1404300.

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Corresponding author: E-mail: chlbwinds@hotmail.com
Received Date: 2021-12-10
Accepted Date: 2022-02-21

Available Online: 2022-07-05

Publish Date: 2022-10-27

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The Arctic Oscillation (AO) has important effects on the sea ice change in terms of the dynamic and thermodynamic processes. However, while the dynamic processes of AO have been widely explored, the thermodynamic processes of AO need to be further discussed. In this paper, we use the fifth state-of-the-art reanalysis at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ERA5) from 1979 to 2020 to investigate the relationship between AO and the surface springtime longwave (LW) cloud radiative forcing (CRF), summertime shortwave (SW) CRF in the Arctic region (65°−90°N). In addition, the contribution of CRF induced by AO to the sea ice change is also discussed. Results indicate that the positive (negative) anomalies of springtime LW CRF and summertime SW CRF are generally detected over the Arctic Ocean during the enhanced positive (negative) AO phase in spring and summer, respectively. Meanwhile, while the LW (SW) CRF generally has a positive correlation with AO index (AOI) in spring (summer) over the entire Arctic Ocean, this correlation is statistically significant over 70°−85°N and 120°W−90°E (i.e., region of interest (ROI)) in both seasons. Moreover, the response of CRF to the atmospheric conditions varies in spring and summer. We also find that the positive springtime (summertime) AOI tends to decrease (increase) the sea ice in September, and this phenomenon is especially prominent over the ROI. The sensitivity study among sea ice extent, CRF and AOI further reveals that decreases (increases) in September sea ice over the ROI are partly attributed to the springtime LW (summertime SW) CRF during the positive AOI. The present study provides a new pattern of AO affecting sea ice change via cloud radiative effects, which might benefit the sea ice forecast improvement.
- Arctic,
- Arctic Oscillation,
- cloud radiative forcing,
- sea ice retreat

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