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Reanalyses Depictions of the Arctic Atmospheric Moisture Budget

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The Freshwater Budget of the Arctic Ocean

Part of the book series: NATO Science Series ((ASEN2,volume 70))

Abstract

The atmospheric hydrologic cycle over the Arctic basin has significant relevance to a variety of research interests. Variability in the sources and sinks of the Arctic freshwater budget has received increased attention as a result of recent studies which suggest the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation as a potential climatic change mechanism. North Atlantic conditions are intimately related to the Arctic via ice and freshwater discharges through the Fram Strait [1]. Modeling studies have also suggested that the Arctic is a location of enhanced sensitivity to possible anthropogenic influences (e.g. Kattenberg et al. [2]). The monitoring of high latitude atmospheric moisture parameters has thus received a high priority from research organizations (e.g. Walsh [3]).

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    D. H. Bromwich & R. I. Cullather

  2. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences Division of Cryospheric and Polar Processes, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449, USA

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Bromwich, D.H., Cullather, R.I., Serreze, M.C. (2000). Reanalyses Depictions of the Arctic Atmospheric Moisture Budget. In: Lewis, E.L., Jones, E.P., Lemke, P., Prowse, T.D., Wadhams, P. (eds) The Freshwater Budget of the Arctic Ocean. NATO Science Series, vol 70. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4132-1_8

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