Investigation of abrupt cold events in the North Atlantic Ocean in a transient Holocene simulation
Fuente:
PANGAEA
Gespeichert in:
| Hauptverfasser: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Dataset Open Access |
| Sprache: | en |
| Veröffentlicht: |
PANGAEA
2018
|
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| _version_ | 1867169129405874176 |
|---|---|
| author | Klus, Andrea Prange, Matthias Varma, Vidya Tremblay, L Bruno Schulz, Michael |
| author_facet | Klus, Andrea Prange, Matthias Varma, Vidya Tremblay, L Bruno Schulz, Michael |
| collection | Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales |
| contents | Abrupt cold events have been detected in numerous North Atlantic climate records from the Holocene. Several mechanisms have been discussed as possible triggers for these climate shifts persisting decades to centuries. Here, we describe two abrupt cold events that occurred during an orbitally forced transient Holocene simulation using the Community Climate System Model version 3. Both events occurred during the late Holocene (4305-4267 BP and 3046-3018 BP, respectively). They were characterized by substantial surface cooling (-2.3 and -1.8 °C, respectively) and freshening (-0.6 and -0.5 PSU, respectively) as well as severe sea ice advance east of Newfoundland and south of Greenland, reaching as far as the Iceland Basin in the northeastern Atlantic at the climaxes of the cold events. Convection and deep-water formation in the northwestern Atlantic collapsed during the events, while the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation was not substantially affected (weakening by only about 10% and 5%, respectively). The events were triggered by prolonged phases of a positive North Atlantic Oscillation caused substantial changes in the sub-polar ocean circulation and associated freshwater transports, resulting in a weakening of the sub-polar gyre. Our results suggest a possible mechanism by which abrupt cold events in the North Atlantic region may be triggered by internal climate variability without the need of an external (e.g. solar or volcanic) forcing. |
| format | Dataset Open Access |
| id | pangaea_https___doi_org_10_1594_PANGAEA_892966 |
| institution | PANGAEA |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2018 |
| publisher | PANGAEA |
| record_format | pangaea |
| spellingShingle | Investigation of abrupt cold events in the North Atlantic Ocean in a transient Holocene simulation Klus, Andrea Prange, Matthias Varma, Vidya Tremblay, L Bruno Schulz, Michael Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; File format; File name; File size; MARUM; Uniform resource locator/link to file Abrupt cold events have been detected in numerous North Atlantic climate records from the Holocene. Several mechanisms have been discussed as possible triggers for these climate shifts persisting decades to centuries. Here, we describe two abrupt cold events that occurred during an orbitally forced transient Holocene simulation using the Community Climate System Model version 3. Both events occurred during the late Holocene (4305-4267 BP and 3046-3018 BP, respectively). They were characterized by substantial surface cooling (-2.3 and -1.8 °C, respectively) and freshening (-0.6 and -0.5 PSU, respectively) as well as severe sea ice advance east of Newfoundland and south of Greenland, reaching as far as the Iceland Basin in the northeastern Atlantic at the climaxes of the cold events. Convection and deep-water formation in the northwestern Atlantic collapsed during the events, while the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation was not substantially affected (weakening by only about 10% and 5%, respectively). The events were triggered by prolonged phases of a positive North Atlantic Oscillation caused substantial changes in the sub-polar ocean circulation and associated freshwater transports, resulting in a weakening of the sub-polar gyre. Our results suggest a possible mechanism by which abrupt cold events in the North Atlantic region may be triggered by internal climate variability without the need of an external (e.g. solar or volcanic) forcing. |
| title | Investigation of abrupt cold events in the North Atlantic Ocean in a transient Holocene simulation |
| topic | Center for Marine Environmental Sciences; File format; File name; File size; MARUM; Uniform resource locator/link to file |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.892966 |