Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental SciencesCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder

Mid-Tropospheric temperature regulation at high latitudes

Profiles

People

Tom Chase, Ben Herman (U of AZ), Roger Pielke, Sr.

Year Awarded

2000

Type

IRP

Geography

CIRES

Testing the hypothesis that Arctic air masses maintain enough contact with sea surfaces in winter such that minimum annual SST's are able to control mid-tropospheric temperatures above a certain threshold.