I think it is really important to make that distinction - that there are a number of factors that influence the extent of Arctic sea ice, some of them of course associated with changes in the radiative forcing from the atmosphere, as a result of anthropogenic greenhouse gases and aerosols, but
also changes in the atmospheric circulation and also the advection of heat into or out of the Arctic by the ocean circulation.
Not exact matches
World weather patterns will
also start to
change, as a frigid Antarctic continent and the icy ocean currents that surround it play an important role
in global
atmospheric and oceanic
circulation.
The same might
also be said about the NAO regarding repeated claims that the NAO index pressure differences are the cause, rather than the result, of
changes in atmospheric circulation, i.e., weather.
It is
also my understanding that the oceanic and
atmospheric circulations are intrinsically linked, so that
changes in one are likely to lead to
changes in another.
Since El Nino
also has an important impact on the Asian Summer Monsoon
in particular, its hard to know precisely what large - scale
changes in atmospheric circulation are due to the radiative forcing of the eruption itself, and the secondary response to that eruption of ENSO.
In addition to atmospheric circulation affecting sea levels, changes in ocean circulation can also have effect
In addition to
atmospheric circulation affecting sea levels,
changes in ocean circulation can also have effect
in ocean
circulation can
also have effects.
Yet, we explained there is
also reasonable basis for concern that a warming world may at least temporarily increase tornado damage including the fact that oceans are now warmer, and regional ocean
circulation cycles such as La Nina / El Nino patterns
in the Pacific which affect upper
atmospheric conditions appear to becoming more chaotic under the influence of climate
change.
Francis, who wasn't involved with either study, is one of the main proponents of an idea that by altering how much heat the ocean lets out, sea ice melt and Arctic warming can
also change atmospheric circulation patterns,
in particular by making the jet stream form larger peaks, or highs, and troughs, or lows.
The first point to dispense with is the reference to Sections 3.2.2.7 and 3.6.4
in support of the claim that «the locations of greatest socioeconomic development are
also those that have been most warmed by
atmospheric circulation changes.»
Changes in sea - surface temperatures (SSTs) also have an effect by bringing about associated changes in atmospheric circulation and precipi
Changes in sea - surface temperatures (SSTs)
also have an effect by bringing about associated
changes in atmospheric circulation and precipi
changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation.
«The authors write that North Pacific Decadal Variability (NPDV) «is a key component
in predictability studies of both regional and global climate
change,»... they emphasize that given the links between both the PDO and the NPGO with global climate, the accurate characterization and the degree of predictability of these two modes
in coupled climate models is an important «open question
in climate dynamics» that needs to be addressed... report that model - derived «temporal and spatial statistics of the North Pacific Ocean modes exhibit significant discrepancies from observations
in their twentieth - century climate... conclude that «for implications on future climate
change, the coupled climate models show no consensus on projected future
changes in frequency of either the first or second leading pattern of North Pacific SST anomalies,» and they say that «the lack of a consensus
in changes in either mode
also affects confidence
in projected
changes in the overlying
atmospheric circulation.»»
As I have
also noted
in recent public comments, additional mechanisms have been identified by which
changes in atmospheric circulation patterns that may be a result of global warming could be affecting droughts
in the American West.
Warming temperatures are
also changing ocean and
atmospheric circulation in the Arctic, making sea ice more mobile, Barber said.
Apparently, El Nino events
also cause
changes in atmospheric circulation in ways that impact Ocean Heat Content».
This
change also shifts global
atmospheric circulation patterns, causing rises
in surface temperatures outside of the tropical Pacific.
To the helpful set of references you've provided dealing with this broader set of questions, I would
in a shamelessly self - promoting manner
also offer this publication that deals with the issue of how
atmospheric circulation changes associated with anthropogenic climate
change might alter growing season length
in the Northern Hemisphere:
Winter precipitation is
also affected by the
changing atmospheric circulation, with localised increases
in precipitation associated with more winter storms and a strengthened winter storm track.
Temperature
changes are one of the more obvious and easily measured
changes in climate, but
atmospheric moisture, precipitation and
atmospheric circulation also change, as the whole system is affected.
'' [E] xtreme precipitation / flood events over Central Europe are becoming more frequent and are
also in agreement with the
changes in the large - scale
atmospheric circulation over the North Atlantic and Europe.