US Climate Variability and Predictability Program

Sea Ice

Boxplots showing how well model forecasts capture the observations between the two winter seasons, 2016–17 minus 2015–16
California winter precipitation linked to the Arctic Oscillation
Schematic representation of proposed dynamical mechanisms in summer
The influence of Arctic amplification on mid-latitude summer circulation
Response in wintertime surface air temperature and surface wind to imposed RCP8.5 sea ice loss over the Barents-Kara sea
“Warm Arctic–Cold Siberia” pattern: The importance of the stratospheric circulation
sensible heat and evaporation fluxes in the Arctic Ocean
Arctic sea ice reductions influence air-sea energy exchanges
Sensitivity of the zonal winds in the Arctic
Jet stream response to Arctic temperature swings
A Southern Ocean polynya
Modeling multidecadal cycles of Southern Ocean convection
https://usclivar.org/research-highlights/understanding-effect-arctic-sea-ice-decline-atlantic-meridional-overturning
Understanding the effect of Arctic sea ice decline on the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
Differences between preindustrial (left) and LGM (right) ocean circulation
The role of Antarctic sea ice in shaping modern and glacial deep ocean circulation
Prediction uncertainty associated with model simulations of an ice-free Arctic
How predictable is the timing of a summer ice-free Arctic?
Sea ice thickness
Antarctic sea ice helps maintain the Southern Ocean overturning circulation
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