The Rapidly Changing Arctic and Its Impact on Global Climate

• 作 者: ZHAO Jinping ZHONG Wenli DIAO
• 机 构: CollegeofOceanicandAtmosphericSciences,KeyLaboratoryofPhysicalOceanography
• 出 处: 中国海洋大学学报:英文版
• 发表日期: 2019年3期
• 关键词: ARCTIC Ocean climate change sea ice RETREAT FRESHWATER ACCUMULATION ARCTIC AMPLI
• 基金项目: Global Change Research Program of China (No. 2015CB953900),the Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41330960).

Arctic sea ice has significant seasonal variability. Prior to the 2000 s, it retreated about 15% in summer and fully recovered in winter. However, by the year 2007, Arctic sea ice extent experienced a catastrophic decline to about 4.28×10^6 km^2, whi