An updated Antarctic melt record through 2009 and its linkages
to high-latitude and tropical climate variability Article first
published online: 24 SEP 2009 Copyright 2009 by the American
Geophysical Union. Geophysical Research Letters Volume 36, Issue
18, September 2009 How to Cite 2009), An updated Antarctic melt
record through 2009 and its linkages to high-latitude and
tropical climate variability, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L18502,
doi:10.1029/2009GL039186., and ( - Issue published online: 24
SEP 2009 - Article first published online: 24 SEP 2009 -
Manuscript Accepted: 12 AUG 2009 - Manuscript Revised: 26 JUN
2009 - Manuscript Received: 13 MAY 2009 - climate variability  A
30-year minimum Antarctic snowmelt record occurred during
austral summer 2008–2009 according to spaceborne microwave
observations for 1980–2009. Strong positive phases of both the
El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Hemisphere
Annular Mode (SAM) were recorded during the months leading up to
and including the 2008–2009 mel