The Variability of Arctic Sea Ice Extent from Spring to Summer and Its Linkage to the Decline of SIE in September

<div>The correlation distribution between surface sea temperature (SST) indices in spring (MAM) and 500 hPa height (H500) in summer (JJA and JAS): (a) SST index in central North Pacific (30°–50°N, 160°E–160°W) and H500 in JJA, (b) as in (a) but for H500 in JAS, (c) SST index in eastern North Pacific (20°–30°N, 120°–150°W) and H500 in JJA, (d) as in (c) but for H500 in JAS, (e) SST index in midlatitudes over Atlantic (25°–35°N, 20°–45°W) and H500 in JJA, and (f) as in (e) but for H500 in JAS.</div>

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Figure 12: The Variability of Arctic Sea Ice Extent from Spring to Summer and Its Linkage to the Decline of SIE in September 