Influence of the recent high-latitude atmospheric circulation change on summertime Arctic sea ice

Qinghua Ding1, Axel J B Schweiger2, Michelle L L'Heureux3, David S Battisti4, Nathaniel C Johnson5, Edward Blanchard-Wrigglesworth6, Qin Zhang7, Kirstin Harnos8, Ryan M Eastman9 and Eric J. Steig6, (1)University of California, Santa Barbara, Geography and Earth Research Institute, Santa Barbara, United States, (2)Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Polar Science Center, Seattle, WA, United States, (3)NOAA/NWS/NCEP/CPC, College Park, MD, United States, (4)University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Seattle, WA, United States, (5)Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States, (6)University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science, Seattle, United States, (7)NOAA Climate Prediction Center, College Park, United States, (8)NOAA/NWS/Weather Prediction Center, College Park, United States, (9)University of Washington, Atmospheric Sciences Department, Seattle, WA, United States