Articles | Volume 11, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-3023-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-3023-2017
Research article
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21 Dec 2017
Research article |  | 21 Dec 2017

How much should we believe correlations between Arctic cyclones and sea ice extent?

Jamie G. L. Rae, Alexander D. Todd, Edward W. Blockley, and Jeff K. Ridley

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Several studies have highlighted links between Arctic summer storms and September sea ice extent in observations. Here we use model and reanalysis data to investigate the sensitivity of such links to the analytical methods used, in order to determine their robustness. The links were found to depend on the resolution of the model and dataset, the method used to identify storms and the time period used in the analysis. We therefore recommend caution when interpreting the results of such studies.