Tropical climate responses to projected Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice loss
Tropical climate responses to projected Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice loss
Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice extent are both projected to dramatically decline over the coming century. The effects of Arctic sea-ice loss are not limited to the northern high latitudes, and reach deep into the tropics. Yet little is known about the effects of future Antarctic sea-ice loss outside of the southern high latitudes. Here, using a fully coupled climate model, Mark R. England and colleagues investigate the tropical response to Antarctic sea-ice loss and compare it with the response to Arctic sea-ice loss. They show that Antarctic sea-ice loss, similar to Arctic sea-ice loss, causes enhanced warming in the eastern equatorial Pacific and an equatorward intensification of the Intertropical Convergence Zone. They demonstrate that Antarctic sea-ice loss causes a mini global warming signal comparable to the one caused by Arctic sea-ice loss, and reminiscent of the response to greenhouse gases. They also show that ocean dynamics are key to capturing the tropical response to sea-ice loss.
In short, they find that future Antarctic sea-ice loss will exert a profound influence on the tropics. Combined Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice losses will account for 20–30% of the projected tropical warming and precipitation changes under the high-emissions scenario Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5.
Tropical climate responses to projected Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice loss
Tropical climate responses to projected Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice loss
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