Previous research studies have revealed how rising temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic may impact the rest of Earth’s climate over seasons, years and even longer.
Previous research studies have revealed how rising temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic may impact the rest of Earth’s climate over seasons, years and even longer. Now, two researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai, China, are making the argument that the effects may actually be felt in a matter of weeks, but more robust, observational-based analysis is needed to fully understand how quickly Arctic events impact the rest of Earth.
They published their analysis of current studies and future plans on March 30, 2020 in the peer-reviewed journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.
“Many investigations have been conducted to reveal the influences of the Arctic on Eurasian extreme weather events from the perspective of climatological statistics,” said Guokun Dai, paper co-author and postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Fudan University. “We think it’s now important to investigate the relationship using case studies at weather time scales due to the sensitivity and nonlinearity of the atmospheric circulations in midlatitude to Arctic conditions.”
Read more at Institute Of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences
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