Origins of Barents-Kara sea-ice interannual variability modulated by the Atlantic pathway of El Niño–Southern Oscillation

Binhe Luo, Dehai Luo (), Yao Ge, Aiguo Dai, Lin Wang, Ian Simmonds, Cunde Xiao (), Lixin Wu and Yao Yao
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Binhe Luo: Beijing Normal University
Dehai Luo: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yao Ge: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Aiguo Dai: University at Albany, State University of New York
Lin Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ian Simmonds: University of Melbourne
Cunde Xiao: Beijing Normal University
Lixin Wu: Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China and Laoshan Laboratory
Yao Yao: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract Winter Arctic sea-ice concentration (SIC) decline plays an important role in Arctic amplification which, in turn, influences Arctic ecosystems, midlatitude weather and climate. SIC over the Barents-Kara Seas (BKS) shows large interannual variations, whose origin is still unclear. Here we find that interannual variations in winter BKS SIC have significantly strengthened in recent decades likely due to increased amplitudes of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in a warming climate. La Niña leads to enhanced Atlantic Hadley cell and a positive phase North Atlantic Oscillation-like anomaly pattern, together with concurring Ural blocking, that transports Atlantic ocean heat and atmospheric moisture toward the BKS and promotes sea-ice melting via intensified surface warming. The reverse is seen during El Niño which leads to weakened Atlantic poleward transport and an increase in the BKS SIC. Thus, interannual variability of the BKS SIC partly originates from ENSO via the Atlantic pathway.

Date: 2023
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