LEADER 04070nam 2200697Ia 450 001 996213956103316 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-118-66647-X 010 $a1-118-67158-9 010 $a1-118-67262-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001094883 035 $a(EBL)1207776 035 $a(OCoLC)850080201 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000726560 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11377988 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000726560 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10674352 035 $a(PQKB)11376240 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1207776 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1207776 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10726730 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL501793 035 $a(PPN)176518320 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001094883 100 $a20081021d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aArctic sea ice decline$b[electronic resource] $eobservations, projections, mechanisms, and implications /$fEric T. DeWeaver, Cecilia M. Bitz, L.-Bruno Tremblay, editors 210 $aWashington, DC $cAmerican Geophysical Union$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 225 0$aGeophysical monograph,$x0065-8448 ;$v180 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87590-445-9 311 $a1-299-70542-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle Page; Contents; Preface; Arctic Sea Ice Decline: Introduction; Section I: Arctic Sea Ice in the Instrumented and Paleo-Proxy Records; Recent Trends in Arctic Sea Ice and the Evolving Role of Atmospheric Circulation Forcing, 1979-2007; Reconstructing Sea Ice Conditions in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Prior to Human Observations; Section II: Factors in Sea Ice Sensitivity; Arctic Cloud Properties and Radiative Forcing From Observations and Their Role in Sea Ice Decline Predicted by the NCAR CCSM3 Model During the 21st Century; Some Aspects of Uncertainty in Predicting Sea Ice Thinning 327 $aSensitivity of Arctic Sea Ice Thickness to Intermodel Variations in the Surface Energy BudgetThe Atmospheric Response to Realistic Reduced Summer Arctic Sea Ice Anomalies; Section III: Rapid Loss Versus Abrupt Transition; Sea Ice-Albedo Feedback and Nonlinear Arctic Climate Change; The Role of Natural Versus Forced Change in Future Rapid Summer Arctic Ice Loss; Multiple Equilibria and Abrupt Transitions in Arctic Summer Sea Ice Extent; What Is the Trajectory of Arctic Sea Ice?; Analysis of Arctic Sea Ice Anomalies in a Coupled Model Control Simulation 327 $aSection IV: The Threat to Polar Bears From Sea Ice DeclineA Bayesian Network Modeling Approach to Forecasting the 21st Century Worldwide Status of Polar Bears; Index 330 $aPublished by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 180.This volume addresses the rapid decline of Arctic sea ice, placing recent sea ice decline in the context of past observations, climate model simulations and projections, and simple models of the climate sensitivity of sea ice. Highlights of the work presented here includeAn appraisal of the role played by wind forcing in driving the decline;A reconstruction of Arctic sea ice conditions prior to human observations, based on proxy data from sediments;A modelin 410 0$aGeophysical Monograph Series 606 $aClimatic changes$xEnvironmental aspects$zArctic regions 606 $aEnvironmental impact analysis$zArctic regions 606 $aSea ice$zArctic regions 607 $aArctic regions$xClimate 615 0$aClimatic changes$xEnvironmental aspects 615 0$aEnvironmental impact analysis 615 0$aSea ice 676 $a551.34/3091632 701 $aBitz$b Cecilia M$0935032 701 $aDeWeaver$b Eric T.$f1964-$0935033 701 $aTremblay$b L.-Bruno$0935034 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996213956103316 996 $aArctic sea ice decline$92105688 997 $aUNISA