Penn: How openings in Antarctic sea ice affect worldwide climate

Penn: How openings in Antarctic sea ice affect worldwide climate 09/14/2017 12:32 PM EDT In a new analysis of climate models, researchers from the University of Pennslyvania, Spain's Institute of Marine Sciences and Johns Hopkins University reveal the significant global effects that seemingly anomalous polynyas, or openings in sea ice, can have. Their findings indicate that heat escaping from the ocean through these openings impacts sea and atmospheric temperatures and wind patterns around the globe and even rainfall around the tropics. Full story at https://news.upenn.edu/news/penn-how-openings-antarctic-sea-ice-affect-worldwide-climate Source University of Pennsylvania This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111