Special Issue "Arctic Atmosphere–Sea Ice Interaction and Impacts"

Dear Colleagues,

Over recent decades, Arctic warming and Arctic sea ice loss have become one of the most dramatic features of the changing global climate system and ecosystem. Whether the Arctic atmosphere–sea ice interaction affects the atmospheric circulation, climate change, extreme weather, and pollution in the Northern Hemisphere is still controversial and widely debated. Statistical analyses and sensitivity experiments pointed out that Arctic sea ice loss can affect the mid-high latitude weather and climate through complex interactions and feedback processes. However, opposing views using extensive numerical simulations considered that the atmospheric responses to sea ice loss are insignificant or weak and that the statistical Arctic–midlatitudes association is likely attributed to the internal atmospheric variability. Some investigations also discussed the contribution of midlatitudes or tropical anomalies in the Arctic.

We are pleased to announce that a Special Issue on “Arctic Atmosphere–Sea Ice Interaction and Impacts” will be hosted by the open access journal Atmosphere and published in the fall of 2023. The aim is to enhance our scientific understanding of the linkage and physical mechanisms between the Arctic and Northern Hemispheric climate change from low to high latitudes.

Statistical research, case studies, reanalysis and model evaluation, model simulations, and systematic reviews related to the theme of Arctic Atmosphere–Sea Ice Interaction and Impacts are welcome. Example topics include, but are not limited to:

• Linkage between Arctic (sea ice, warming, etc.) and Northern Hemispheric atmospheric circulations (teleconnections, blocking high, stratospheric polar vortex, sudden stratospheric warming, etc.).
• Impacts of Arctic sea ice on climate change, extreme weather, and pollution over Eurasia and North America.
• Intermittency of the Arctic–midlatitudes association.
• Nonlinear response of atmospheric circulation to Arctic changes.
• Bidirectional Arctic–tropical connection.
• Model studies for the physical mechanisms in linking the Arctic to low latitudes.
• Evaluation of model or reanalysis datasets for the Arctic atmosphere–sea ice interaction and Arctic–midlatitudes association.

We very much look forward to your submissions.

Dr. Shuoyi Ding
Dr. Xiaodan Chen
Dr. Peiqiang Xu
Guest Editors

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• Arctic air–sea ice interaction
• mid-high latitudes climate change
• extreme weather
• teleconnections
• the blocking high
• stratospheric polar vortex
• model evaluation
• sensitivity experiments
• Arctic–tropic connection