Arctic Sea Ice and Eurasian Climate：A Review

• Published in: Advances in atmospheric sciences Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 92 - 114
• Main Authors: Gao, Yongqi, Sun, Jianqi, Li, Fei, He, Shengping, Sandven, Stein, Yan, Qing, Zhang, Zhongshi, Lohmann, Katja, Keenlyside, Noel, Furevik, Tore, Suo, Lingling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Science Press 01-01-2015; Springer Nature B.V; Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center/Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen 5006, Norway%Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029%Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029; Climate Change Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029%Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center/Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen 5006, Norway%Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029; Uni Research/Bjerknes Center for Climate Research, Bergen 5007, Norway; Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029
• Subjects: Air temperature; Atmospheric circulation; Atmospheric Sciences; Climate; Climate change; Climate system; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Extreme weather; Geophysics/Geodesy; Ice; Marine; Meteorology; Ocean circulation; Sea ice; Winter; 东亚冬季风; 北大西洋涛动; 北极海冰; 北极涛动; 大气环流; 展望; 气候变化; 气候系统; AN, North Atlantic, North Atlantic Oscillation; INW, Asia; North America; ANE, Europe; PN, Arctic; PNE, Eurasia; Arctic sea ice; Eurasian climate; review; Arctic Oscillation
• ISSN: 0256-1530; 1861-9533
• DOI: 10.1007/s00376-014-0009-6

The Arctic plays a fundamental role in the climate system and has shown significant climate change in recent decades,including the Arctic warming and decline of Arctic sea-ice extent and thickness. In contrast to the Arctic warming and reduction of Arctic sea ice, Europe, East Asia and North America have experienced anomalously cold conditions, with record snowfall during recent years. In this paper, we review current understanding of the sea-ice impacts on the Eurasian climate.Paleo, observational and modelling studies are covered to summarize several major themes, including： the variability of Arctic sea ice and its controls; the likely causes and apparent impacts of the Arctic sea-ice decline during the satellite era,as well as past and projected future impacts and trends; the links and feedback mechanisms between the Arctic sea ice and the Arctic Oscillation/North Atlantic Oscillation, the recent Eurasian cooling, winter atmospheric circulation, summer precipitation in East Asia, spring snowfall over Eurasia, East Asian winter monsoon, and midlatitude extreme weather; and the remote climate response（e.g., atmospheric circulation, air temperature） to changes in Arctic sea ice. We conclude with a brief summary and suggestions for future research.