Evaluating Uncertainty and Modes of Variability for Antarctic Atmospheric Rivers

© 2022. The Authors.

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Veröffentlicht in:Geophysical research letters. - 1984. - 49(2022), 16 vom: 28. Aug., Seite e2022GL099577
1. Verfasser: Shields, Christine A (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Wille, Jonathan D, Marquardt Collow, Allison B, Maclennan, Michelle, Gorodetskaya, Irina V
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Geophysical research letters
Schlagworte:Journal Article AR detection tools Antarctica atmospheric river climate dynamics modes of variability uncertainty
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Zusammenfassung:© 2022. The Authors.
Antarctic atmospheric rivers (ARs) are driven by their synoptic environments and lead to profound and varying impacts along the coastlines and over the continent. The definition and detection of ARs over Antarctica accounts for large uncertainty in AR metrics, and consequently, impacts quantification. We find that Antarctic-specific detection tools consistently capture the AR footprint inland over ice sheets, whereas most global detection tools do not. Large-scale synoptic environments and associated ARs, however, are broadly consistent across detection tools. Using data from the Atmospheric River Tracking Method Intercomparison Project and global reanalyses, we quantify the uncertainty in Antarctic AR metrics and evaluate large-scale environments in the context of decadal and interannual modes of variability. The Antarctic western hemisphere has stronger connections to both decadal and interannual modes of variability compared to East Antarctica, and the Indian Ocean Dipole's influence on Antarctic ARs is stronger while in phase with El Nino Southern Oscillation
Beschreibung:Date Revised 05.09.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:0094-8276
DOI:10.1029/2022GL099577