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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1233-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1233-2019
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Research article
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15 Apr 2019
Research article |
| 15 Apr 2019
| 15 Apr 2019
A key factor initiating surface ablation of Arctic sea ice: earlier and increasing liquid precipitation
Tingfeng Dou
College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental
and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Cunde Xiao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental
and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Institute of Polar Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Jiping Liu
Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
Wei Han
Beijing Meteorological Observation Center, Beijing 102600, China
Zhiheng Du
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental
and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Andrew R. Mahoney
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320, USA
Joshua Jones
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7340, USA
Hajo Eicken
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7340, USA
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- Larger Sensitivity of Arctic Precipitation Phase to Aerosol than Greenhouse Gas Forcing S. Pan et al. 10.1029/2020GL090452
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- The Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Antarctic Sea Ice Variations K. Liang et al. 10.1029/2022GL102588
- Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Review of Its Physics, Biogeochemistry and Ecology A. Fraser et al. 10.1029/2022RG000770
- Towards More Snow Days in Summer since 2001 at the Great Wall Station, Antarctic Peninsula: The Role of the Amundsen Sea Low M. Ding et al. 10.1007/s00376-019-9196-5
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- Spatiotemporal dipole variations of spring snowmelt over Eurasia Y. Yang et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.107042
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Short summary
The variability and potential trends of rain-on-snow events over Arctic sea ice and their role in sea-ice losses are poorly understood. This study demonstrates that rain-on-snow events are a critical factor in initiating the onset of surface melt over Arctic sea ice, and onset of spring rainfall over sea ice has shifted to earlier dates since the 1970s, which may have profound impacts on ice melt through feedbacks involving earlier onset of surface melt.
The variability and potential trends of rain-on-snow events over Arctic sea ice and their role...
