The mechanistic linkages between fast-ice variability and large-scale climatic oscillations have remained inadequately explored

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Evidence profile

Sourced from the stated research gap and abstract and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2024 and 2026, spanning 5 journals. Those papers have been cited 25 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Distinct Roles of Arctic Sea Ice and Global Sea Surface Temperatures in the Phased Evolution of the Winter Arctic–Midlatitude Air Temperature Linkage (2026) · Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres · doi

  The role of global SST forcing in the winter Arctic-midlatitude air temperature linkage is not well understood. The distinct effects of Arctic sea ice melting and global SST forcing on the phased evolution of the warm Arctic-cold Eurasia and warm Arctic-warm Eurasia patterns are not well explored.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: role global sst forcing winter arctic-midlatitude air temperature
• Distinct intraseasonal periodicity of Siberian high as modulated by ENSO: dominance of Madden–Julian oscillation (2024) · Environmental Research Letters · cited 6× · doi

  Abstract While previous studies have demonstrated that the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) can impact global climate systems on the intraseasonal timescale, how ENSO affects the intraseasonal variability of the Siberian high (SH) still remains unclear.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: enso intraseasonal abstract previous southern oscillation impact global climate systems timescale affects variability siberian high
• Potential impact of wintertime Arctic forcing on the subsequent sea surface temperature anomalies in the tropical eastern Pacific (2024) · Environmental Research Letters · cited 2× · doi

  Abstract Despite extratropical forcing being recognized as an important factor that can modulate El Niño-Southern oscillation (ENSO) properties on the interannual time scale, little is known about whether and how Arctic forcing changes the tropical sea surface temperature (SST).

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: forcing abstract despite extratropical recognized important factor modulate southern oscillation enso properties interannual time scale
• Information Flow between ENSO and Other Tropical Ocean Basins (2026) · Advances in Atmospheric Sciences · doi

  Further analysis of the causal relationships between ENSO and other climate modes, - Investigation of the impact of the positive phase of the Atlantic multidecadal variability and the global warming trend on ENSO, - Examination of the influence of ENSO on other climate modes in different regions

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5
  Keywords: further analysis causal relationships between enso other climate
• Synergistic effect of El Niño and negative phase of arctic oscillation on winter precipitation over southern China (2026) · Climate Dynamics · doi

  The lack of understanding of the synergistic effects of the negative phase of the arctic oscillation and El Niño on winter precipitation over southern China. The need for a comprehensive analysis of the physical mechanisms and statistical analysis of the composite anomalies of winter precipitation and circulation patterns.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: lack understanding synergistic effects negative phase arctic oscillation
• Troposphere–Stratosphere–Mesosphere Coupling and Ozone Response to Arctic Stratospheric Variability during the 2024/25 Winter Season (2026) · Advances in Atmospheric Sciences · cited 1× · doi

  Further research is needed to better understand the dynamic mechanisms and external forcings of Arctic stratospheric variability. Studies should investigate the impact of increasing greenhouse gas concentrations on stratospheric cooling and ozone depletion. Research should focus on improving the predictability of Arctic stratospheric variability.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: further research needed better understand dynamic mechanisms external
• Wintertime extreme warming events in the high Arctic: characteristics, drivers, trends, and the role of atmospheric rivers (2024) · Atmospheric chemistry and physics · cited 13× · doi

  Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms driving the extreme warming events in the high Arctic. The role of other factors such as ocean heat transport and local feedbacks should be investigated. The study of extreme warming events in other regions of the Arctic is necessary.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 3/5
  Keywords: further research needed understand mechanisms driving extreme warming
• Arctic sea ice melting has produced distinct sea ice-atmosphere coupled patterns (2025) · Environmental Research Letters · cited 3× · doi

  Abstract The possible influence of Arctic sea ice on weather events and climate variations has received considerable attention, while the evolution of its relationship with interannual variations of winter temperature across much of Eurasia remains poorly understood.

  generalabstractevidence 2/5
  Keywords: variations abstract possible influence arctic weather events climate received considerable attention evolution relationship interannual winter

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