Jan 12, 2017
EEE 2015: The Role of Arctic Sea Ice and Sea Surface Temperatures on the Cold 2015 February Over North America
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Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Main finding:
The cold spell of February 2015 in North America was predominantly internally generated; reduced Arctic sea ice and anomalous sea surface temperatures may have contributed in establishing and sustaining the anomalous flow.
Longer report:
EEE 2015 = Explaining Extreme Events of 2015 from a Climate Perspective