Projected sea-ice changes in the arctic sea under global warming
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Title
- Projected sea-ice changes in the arctic sea under global warming
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Author(s)
- Kwon, M.O.; Jang, C.J.; Lee, H.J.
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- Jang, Chan Joo(장찬주)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 장찬주
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Publication Year
- 2010
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Abstract
- This study examines changes in the Arctic sea ice associated with global warming by analyzing the climate coupled general circulation models (CGCMs) provided in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. We selected nine models for better performance under 20th century climate conditions based on two different criteria, and then estimated the changes in sea ice extent under global warming conditions. Under projected 21st century climate conditions, all models, with the exception of the GISS-AOM model, project a reduction in sea ice extent in all seasons. The mean reduction in summer (-63%) is almost four times larger than that in winter (-16%), resulting an enhancement of seasonal variations in sea ice extent. The difference between the models, however, becomes larger under the 21st century climate conditions than under 20th century conditions, thus limiting the reliability of sea-ice projections derived from the current CGCMs.
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ISSN
- 1598-141X
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/4154
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DOI
- 10.4217/OPR.2010.32.4.379
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Bibliographic Citation
- Ocean and Polar Research, v.32, no.4, pp.379 - 386, 2010
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Subject
- atmospheric general circulation model; climate change; climate effect; climate modeling; global warming; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; oceanic general circulation model; reliability analysis; sea ice; twentieth century; twenty first century; Arctic Ocean
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Keywords
- Arctic sea ice; CGCM; Global warming; Projection
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Type
- Article
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Language
- Korean
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Document Type
- Article
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