Articles | Volume 6, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-6-583-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-6-583-2015
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18 Sep 2015
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Atmospheric moisture transport: the bridge between ocean evaporation and Arctic ice melting

L. Gimeno, M. Vázquez, R. Nieto, and R. M. Trigo

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There appears to be a connection between two climate change indicators: an increase in evaporation over source regions and Arctic ice melting.
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