Pacific contribution to the early twentieth-century warming in the Arctic

Pacific contribution to the early twentieth-century warming in the Arctic

Pacific contribution to the early twentieth-century warming in the Arctic, Published online: 06 August 2018; doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0247-1

In the early twentieth century, the Arctic warmed faster than the global average. Pacific Ocean interdecadal variability, specifically wind-driven sea surface temperatures, drove the Arctic warming through enhanced heat transport.