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- Title
The impact of lower sea-ice extent on Arctic greenhouse-gas exchange.
- Authors
Parmentier, Frans-Jan W.; Christensen, Torben R.; Sørensen, Lise Lotte; Rysgaard, Søren; McGuire, A. David; Miller, Paul A.; Walker, Donald A.
- Abstract
In September 2012, Arctic sea-ice extent plummeted to a new record low: two times lower than the 1979-2000 average. Often, record lows in sea-ice cover are hailed as an example of climate change impacts in the Arctic. Less apparent, however, are the implications of reduced sea-ice cover in the Arctic Ocean for marine-atmosphere CO2 exchange. Sea-ice decline has been connected to increasing air temperatures at high latitudes. Temperature is a key controlling factor in the terrestrial exchange of CO2 and methane, and therefore the greenhouse-gas balance of the Arctic. Despite the large potential for feedbacks, many studies do not connect the diminishing sea-ice extent with changes in the interaction of the marine and terrestrial Arctic with the atmosphere. In this Review, we assess how current understanding of the Arctic Ocean and high-latitude ecosystems can be used to predict the impact of a lower sea-ice cover on Arctic greenhouse-gas exchange.
- Subjects
ARCTIC Ocean; GREENHOUSE gases; SEA ice; EMISSIONS (Air pollution); ATMOSPHERIC temperature; LATITUDE
- Publication
Nature Climate Change, 2013, Vol 3, Issue 3, p195
- ISSN
1758-678X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nclimate1784