Abstract
AbstractArctic amplification (AA), the greater Arctic surface warming compared to the global average, has been widely attributed to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). However, less is known about the impacts of other forcings - notably, anthropogenic aerosols (AER) - and how they may compare to the impacts of GHG. Here we analyze sets of climate model simulations, specifically designed to isolate the AER and GHG effects on global climate. Surprisingly, we find stronger AA produced by AER than by GHG during the 1955–1984 period, when the strongest global AER increase. This stronger AER-induced AA is due to a greater sensitivity of Arctic sea ice, and associated changes in ocean-to-atmosphere heat exchange, to AER forcing. Our findings highlight the asymmetric Arctic climate response to GHG and AER forcings, and show that clean air policies which have reduced aerosol emissions may have exacerbated the Arctic warming over the past few decades.
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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