Linkages between Arctic warming and mid-latitude weather patterns [electronic resource] : summary of a workshop / Katie Thomas, rapporteur ; Commttee on Linkages Between Arctic Sea Ice Loss and Mid-Latitude Weather Patterns: A Workshop, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Polar Research Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas, Katie (Author)
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Linkage Between Arctic Sea Ice Loss and Mid-Latitude Weather Patterns (Issuing body)
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2014]
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Variant Title:
Linkages Between Arctic Warming and Mid-Latitude Weather Patterns: Summary of a Workshop
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Arctic warming and extreme events in the mid-latitudes: a possible link?
  • The role of arctic warming in the context of other forcing factors
  • Observational evidence of trends
  • Theoretical and modeling studies
  • ACID test to assess proposed linkages
  • Future needs and opportunities
  • Appendixes: A. Speaker abstracts
  • B. Workshop agenda and participant list
  • C. Table and schematic presented by session 1 speakers
  • D. Acronyms and initialisms
  • E. Biographical sketches of planning committee members.