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The internal origin of the west-east asymmetry of Antarctic climate change

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Title
The internal origin of the west-east asymmetry of Antarctic climate change
Other Titles
남극 비대칭적 기후 변화의 원인
Authors
Jun, Sang-Yoon
Kim, Joo-Hong
Choi, Choi
Kim, Seong-Joong
Kim, Baek-Min
An, Soon-Il
Subject
Science & Technology
Keywords
Antarctic climate changewest-east Antarctic asymmetry
Issue Date
2020-06
Citation
Jun, Sang-Yoon, et al. 2020. "The internal origin of the west-east asymmetry of Antarctic climate change". SCIENCE ADVANCES, 6(24): 1-8.
Abstract
Recent Antarctic surface climate change has been characterized by greater warming trends in West Antarctica than in East Antarctica. Although this asymmetric feature is well recognized, its origin remains poorly understood. Here, by analyzing observation data and multi-model results, we show that a westeast asymmetric internal mode amplified in austral winter originates from the harmony of the atmosphere-ocean coupled feedback off West Antarctica and the Antarctic terrain. The warmer ocean temperature over the West Antarctic sector has positive feedback, with an anomalous upper-tropospheric anti-cyclonic circulation response centered over West Antarctica, in which the strength of the feedback is controlled by the Antarctic topographic layout and the annual cycle. The current westeast asymmetry of Antarctic surface climate change is undoubtedly of natural origin because no external factors (e.g., orbital or anthropogenic factors) contribute to the asymmetric mode.
URI
https://repository.kopri.re.kr/handle/201206/11976
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz1490
Type
Article
Station
기타(지구시스템모델링용 병렬 클러스터)
Indexed
SCI
Appears in Collections  
2020-2020, Assessment for the extreme weather and climate change in Antarctica and its global influence (20-20) / Kim, Seong-Joong (PE20070)
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