That warm water transfers heat to the atmosphere overhead, which shifts around the normal air circulation patterns. (climatecentral.org)
Alternatively, the loss of ice may have changed air circulation patterns above the Arctic in ways that have similarly «locked in» the change. (newscientist.com)
The Tibetan Plateau in China experiences the strongest monsoon system on Earth, with powerful winds — and accompanying intense rains in the summer months — caused by a complex system of global air circulation patterns and differences in surface temperatures between land and oceans. (sciencedaily.com)