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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3373-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3373-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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26 Oct 2018
Research article |
| 26 Oct 2018
| 26 Oct 2018
Arctic climate: changes in sea ice extent outweigh changes in snow cover
Aaron Letterly
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, University
of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Jeffrey Key
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Madison, WI, USA
Yinghui Liu
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, University
of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Short summary
Significant reductions in Arctic sea ice and snow cover on Arctic land have led to increases in absorbed solar energy by the surface. Does one play a more important role in Arctic climate change? Using 34 years of satellite data we found that solar energy absorption increased by 10 % over the ocean, which was 3 times greater than over land. Therefore, the decreasing sea ice cover, not changes in terrestrial snow cover, has been the dominant feedback mechanism over the last few decades.
Significant reductions in Arctic sea ice and snow cover on Arctic land have led to increases in...
