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Recent multivariate changes in the North Atlantic climate system, with a focus on 2005–2016. / Robson, Jon; Sutton, Rowan T.; Archibald, Alex et al.
In: International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 38, No. 14, 30.11.2018, p. 5050-5076.

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Robson, J, Sutton, RT, Archibald, A, Cooper, F, Christensen, M, Gray, LJ, Holliday, NP, Macintosh, C, McMillan, M, Moat, B, Russo, M, Tilling, R, Carslaw, K, Desbruyères, D, Embury, O, Feltham, DL, Grosvenor, DP, Josey, S, King, B, Lewis, A, McCarthy, GD, Merchant, C, New, AL, O'Reilly, CH, Osprey, SM, Read, K, Scaife, A, Shepherd, A, Sinha, B, Smeed, D, Smith, D, Ridout, A, Woollings, T & Yang, M 2018, 'Recent multivariate changes in the North Atlantic climate system, with a focus on 2005–2016', International Journal of Climatology, vol. 38, no. 14, pp. 5050-5076. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5815

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Robson, J., Sutton, R. T., Archibald, A., Cooper, F., Christensen, M., Gray, L. J., Holliday, N. P., Macintosh, C., McMillan, M., Moat, B., Russo, M., Tilling, R., Carslaw, K., Desbruyères, D., Embury, O., Feltham, D. L., Grosvenor, D. P., Josey, S., King, B., ... Yang, M. (2018). Recent multivariate changes in the North Atlantic climate system, with a focus on 2005–2016. International Journal of Climatology, 38(14), 5050-5076. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.5815

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Robson J, Sutton RT, Archibald A, Cooper F, Christensen M, Gray LJ et al. Recent multivariate changes in the North Atlantic climate system, with a focus on 2005–2016. International Journal of Climatology. 2018 Nov 30;38(14):5050-5076. Epub 2018 Sept 5. doi: 10.1002/joc.5815

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Robson, Jon ; Sutton, Rowan T. ; Archibald, Alex et al. / Recent multivariate changes in the North Atlantic climate system, with a focus on 2005–2016. In: International Journal of Climatology. 2018 ; Vol. 38, No. 14. pp. 5050-5076.

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title = "Recent multivariate changes in the North Atlantic climate system, with a focus on 2005–2016",
abstract = "Major changes are occurring across the North Atlantic climate system, including in the atmosphere, ocean and cryosphere, and many observed changes are unprecedented in instrumental records. As the changes in the North Atlantic directly affect the climate and air quality of the surrounding continents, it is important to fully understand how and why the changes are taking place, not least to predict how the region will change in the future. To this end, this article characterizes the recent observed changes in the North Atlantic region, especially in the period 2005–2016, across many different aspects of the system including: atmospheric circulation; atmospheric composition; clouds and aerosols; ocean circulation and properties; and the cryosphere. Recent changes include: an increase in the speed of the North Atlantic jet stream in winter; a southward shift in the North Atlantic jet stream in summer, associated with a weakening summer North Atlantic Oscillation; increases in ozone and methane; increases in net absorbed radiation in the mid-latitude western Atlantic, linked to an increase in the abundance of high level clouds and a reduction in low level clouds; cooling of sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre, concomitant with increases in the western subtropical gyre, and a decline in the Atlantic Ocean's overturning circulation; a decline in Atlantic sector Arctic sea ice and rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet. There are many interactions between these changes, but these interactions are poorly understood. This article concludes by highlighting some of the key outstanding questions.",
keywords = "atmosphere, atmospheric composition, cryosphere, observations, ocean, north atlantic",
author = "Jon Robson and Sutton, {Rowan T.} and Alex Archibald and Fenwick Cooper and Matthew Christensen and Gray, {Lesley J.} and Holliday, {N. Penny} and Claire Macintosh and Malcolm McMillan and Ben Moat and Maria Russo and Rachel Tilling and Ken Carslaw and Damien Desbruy{\`e}res and Owen Embury and Feltham, {Daniel L.} and Grosvenor, {Daniel P.} and Simon Josey and Brian King and Alastair Lewis and McCarthy, {Gerard D.} and Chris Merchant and New, {Adrian L.} and O'Reilly, {Christopher H.} and Osprey, {Scott M.} and Katie Read and Adam Scaife and Andrew Shepherd and Bablu Sinha and David Smeed and Doug Smith and Andrew Ridout and Tim Woollings and Mingxi Yang",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - Recent multivariate changes in the North Atlantic climate system, with a focus on 2005–2016

AU - Robson, Jon

AU - Sutton, Rowan T.

AU - Archibald, Alex

AU - Cooper, Fenwick

AU - Christensen, Matthew

AU - Gray, Lesley J.

AU - Holliday, N. Penny

AU - Macintosh, Claire

AU - McMillan, Malcolm

AU - Moat, Ben

AU - Russo, Maria

AU - Tilling, Rachel

AU - Carslaw, Ken

AU - Desbruyères, Damien

AU - Embury, Owen

AU - Feltham, Daniel L.

AU - Grosvenor, Daniel P.

AU - Josey, Simon

AU - King, Brian

AU - Lewis, Alastair

AU - McCarthy, Gerard D.

AU - Merchant, Chris

AU - New, Adrian L.

AU - O'Reilly, Christopher H.

AU - Osprey, Scott M.

AU - Read, Katie

AU - Scaife, Adam

AU - Shepherd, Andrew

AU - Sinha, Bablu

AU - Smeed, David

AU - Smith, Doug

AU - Ridout, Andrew

AU - Woollings, Tim

AU - Yang, Mingxi

PY - 2018/11/30

Y1 - 2018/11/30

N2 - Major changes are occurring across the North Atlantic climate system, including in the atmosphere, ocean and cryosphere, and many observed changes are unprecedented in instrumental records. As the changes in the North Atlantic directly affect the climate and air quality of the surrounding continents, it is important to fully understand how and why the changes are taking place, not least to predict how the region will change in the future. To this end, this article characterizes the recent observed changes in the North Atlantic region, especially in the period 2005–2016, across many different aspects of the system including: atmospheric circulation; atmospheric composition; clouds and aerosols; ocean circulation and properties; and the cryosphere. Recent changes include: an increase in the speed of the North Atlantic jet stream in winter; a southward shift in the North Atlantic jet stream in summer, associated with a weakening summer North Atlantic Oscillation; increases in ozone and methane; increases in net absorbed radiation in the mid-latitude western Atlantic, linked to an increase in the abundance of high level clouds and a reduction in low level clouds; cooling of sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre, concomitant with increases in the western subtropical gyre, and a decline in the Atlantic Ocean's overturning circulation; a decline in Atlantic sector Arctic sea ice and rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet. There are many interactions between these changes, but these interactions are poorly understood. This article concludes by highlighting some of the key outstanding questions.

AB - Major changes are occurring across the North Atlantic climate system, including in the atmosphere, ocean and cryosphere, and many observed changes are unprecedented in instrumental records. As the changes in the North Atlantic directly affect the climate and air quality of the surrounding continents, it is important to fully understand how and why the changes are taking place, not least to predict how the region will change in the future. To this end, this article characterizes the recent observed changes in the North Atlantic region, especially in the period 2005–2016, across many different aspects of the system including: atmospheric circulation; atmospheric composition; clouds and aerosols; ocean circulation and properties; and the cryosphere. Recent changes include: an increase in the speed of the North Atlantic jet stream in winter; a southward shift in the North Atlantic jet stream in summer, associated with a weakening summer North Atlantic Oscillation; increases in ozone and methane; increases in net absorbed radiation in the mid-latitude western Atlantic, linked to an increase in the abundance of high level clouds and a reduction in low level clouds; cooling of sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre, concomitant with increases in the western subtropical gyre, and a decline in the Atlantic Ocean's overturning circulation; a decline in Atlantic sector Arctic sea ice and rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet. There are many interactions between these changes, but these interactions are poorly understood. This article concludes by highlighting some of the key outstanding questions.

KW - atmosphere

KW - atmospheric composition

KW - cryosphere

KW - observations

KW - ocean, north atlantic

U2 - 10.1002/joc.5815

DO - 10.1002/joc.5815

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85052916754

VL - 38

SP - 5050

EP - 5076

JO - International Journal of Climatology

JF - International Journal of Climatology

SN - 0899-8418

IS - 14

ER -