A32D:
Extratropical and High-Latitude Storms, Teleconnections, and the Changing Polar Climate II

Wednesday, 17 December 2014: 10:20 AM-12:20 PM
Chairs:  Qinghua Ding, Univ of WA-Earth & Space Scie, Seattle, WA, United States and Xiaojun Yuan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observ, Palisades, NY, United States
Primary Conveners:  Xiangdong Zhang, Univ Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, United States
Co-conveners:  Qinghua Ding, Univ of WA-Earth & Space Scie, Seattle, WA, United States, Kent Moore, Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada and Xiaojun Yuan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observ, Palisades, NY, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Xiaojun Yuan, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observ, Palisades, NY, United States

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

10:20 AM
 
The impact of projected Arctic sea ice loss on the Tropics: the role of ocean dynamics
Clara Deser1, Robert A Tomas1 and Lantao Sun2, (1)NCAR, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
10:35 AM
 
Tropical Connections to Climatic Change in the Extratropical Southern Hemisphere: The Role of Atlantic SST Trends
Graham Robert Simpkins1,2, Shayne McGregor2,3, Andrea Taschetto1,2, Laura Ciasto4 and Matthew H England2,3, (1)University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (2)ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, Sydney, Australia, (3)University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, (4)University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
10:50 AM
 
The Relationship Between the ITCZ and the Southern Hemispheric Eddy-Driven Jet
Paulo Ceppi1, Yen-Ting Hwang1,2, Xiaojuan Liu1, Dargan M Frierson1 and Dennis L. Hartmann1, (1)University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)National Taiwan University, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan
11:05 AM
 
A theory for polar amplification from a general circulation perspective
Sukyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States
11:20 AM
 
Weakening of the stratospheric polar vortex by Arctic sea-ice loss
Baek-Min Kim1, Seok Woo Son2, Seung-Ki Min3, Jee Hoon Jeong4, Seong-Joong Kim1, Xiangdong Zhang5, Taehyoun Shim6 and Jin-Ho Yoon7, (1)KOPRI Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea, (2)Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (3)POSTECH, Pohang, South Korea, (4)Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (5)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (6)Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea, (7)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
11:35 AM
 
CMIP5 projections of Arctic amplification, of the North American/North Atlantic circulation, and of their relationship 
Elizabeth A Barnes, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States and Lorenzo M Polvani, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
11:50 AM
 
Isolating the Impact of human-induced Arctic Sea Ice Loss on the Atmosphere
Kelly E McCusker1, John C Fyfe2 and Michael Sigmond2, (1)University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (2)Environment Canada, Canadian Centre for Climate Modeling and Analysis, Victoria, BC, Canada
12:05 PM
 
Cyclone and Anticyclone Activities Impact Eurasian Surface Climate and Cause Extreme Cold Events ?
Chuhan Lu1, Xiangdong Zhang2, Zhaoyong Guan1, Zhaomin Wang3 and Yujing Qin1, (1)NUIST Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (3)NUIST Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Cambridge, United Kingdom
 
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