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The central role of diminishing sea ice in recent Arctic temperature amplification
- Shows that Arctic warming is strongest at the surface during most of the year and is primarily consistent with reductions in sea ice cover
- Finds that changes in cloud cover, in contrast, have not contributed strongly to recent warming
- Concludes that diminishing sea ice has had a leading role in recent Arctic temperature amplification
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