But given the ever - increasing intensity of these impacts - and the fact that the melting of Greenland only continues to speed up - it seems likely the future will bring continued dramatic
global changes in ocean circulation.
Not exact matches
Changes in polar vortex winds high
in the stratosphere can alter the
global conveyor belt of
ocean circulation.
Gross says that the most important processes affecting day length are
changes in the weather, especially unusual variations
in the strength and direction of the winds, which bring on alterations
in the
global circulation of the atmosphere and
ocean.
World weather patterns will also start to
change, as a frigid Antarctic continent and the icy
ocean currents that surround it play an important role
in global atmospheric and oceanic
circulation.
He believes that no one has thought of combining the two theories before because it's not an intuitive idea to look at how the effects of
changing patterns of
ocean circulation, which occur on time scales of thousands of years, would effect
global silicate weathering, which
in turn controls
global climate on time scales of 100s of thousands of years.
«Formation of coastal sea ice
in North Pacific drives
ocean circulation, climate: New understanding of
changes in North Pacific
ocean circulation over the past 1.2 million years could lead to better
global climate models.»
They were Jorge Sarmiento, an oceanographer at Princeton University who constructs
ocean -
circulation models that calculate how much atmospheric carbon dioxide eventually goes into the world's
oceans; Eileen Claussen, executive director of the Pew Center for
Global Climate Change in Washington, D.C.; and David Keith, a physicist with the University of Calgary in Alberta who designs technological solutions to the global warming pr
Global Climate
Change in Washington, D.C.; and David Keith, a physicist with the University of Calgary
in Alberta who designs technological solutions to the
global warming pr
global warming problem.
New understanding of
changes in North Pacific
ocean circulation over the past 1.2 million years could lead to better
global climate models
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A study relating to this — «Our study confirms many
changes seen
in upper Arctic
Ocean circulation in the 1990s were mostly decadal
in nature, rather than trends caused by
global warming,» said Morison.
In applying them, they found that a more realistic representation of the marine ecosystem helped the ocean to take up and store carbon at similar rates regardless of global changes in physical properties, like temperature, salinity and circulatio
In applying them, they found that a more realistic representation of the marine ecosystem helped the
ocean to take up and store carbon at similar rates regardless of
global changes in physical properties, like temperature, salinity and circulatio
in physical properties, like temperature, salinity and
circulation.
(Top left)
Global annual mean radiative influences (W m — 2) of LGM climate
change agents, generally feedbacks
in glacial - interglacial cycles, but also specified
in most Atmosphere -
Ocean General
Circulation Model (AOGCM) simulations for the LGM.
Quick recovery is consistent with the Southern
Ocean - centric picture of the global overturning circulation (Fig. 4; Talley, 2013), as the Southern Ocean meridional overturning circulation (SMOC), driven by AABW formation, responds to change in the vertical stability of the ocean column near Antarctica (Sect. 3.7) and the ocean mixed layer and sea ice have limited thermal ine
Ocean - centric picture of the
global overturning
circulation (Fig. 4; Talley, 2013), as the Southern
Ocean meridional overturning circulation (SMOC), driven by AABW formation, responds to change in the vertical stability of the ocean column near Antarctica (Sect. 3.7) and the ocean mixed layer and sea ice have limited thermal ine
Ocean meridional overturning
circulation (SMOC), driven by AABW formation, responds to
change in the vertical stability of the
ocean column near Antarctica (Sect. 3.7) and the ocean mixed layer and sea ice have limited thermal ine
ocean column near Antarctica (Sect. 3.7) and the
ocean mixed layer and sea ice have limited thermal ine
ocean mixed layer and sea ice have limited thermal inertia.
In the paper Gray makes many extravagant claims about how supposed changes in the THC accounted for various 20th century climate changes («I judge our present global ocean circulation conditions to be similar to that of the period of the early 1940s when the globe had shown great warming since 1910, and there was concern as to whether this 1910 - 1940 global warming would continu
In the paper Gray makes many extravagant claims about how supposed
changes in the THC accounted for various 20th century climate changes («I judge our present global ocean circulation conditions to be similar to that of the period of the early 1940s when the globe had shown great warming since 1910, and there was concern as to whether this 1910 - 1940 global warming would continu
in the THC accounted for various 20th century climate
changes («I judge our present
global ocean circulation conditions to be similar to that of the period of the early 1940s when the globe had shown great warming since 1910, and there was concern as to whether this 1910 - 1940
global warming would continue.
Climate scientists would say
in response that
changes in ocean circulation can't sustain a net
change in global temperature over such a long period (ENSO for example might raise or lower
global temperature on a timescale of one or two years, but over decades there would be roughly zero net
change).
«This expedition offered insights into Earth's history, ranging from mountain - building
in New Zealand to the shifting movements of Earth's tectonic plates to
changes in ocean circulation and
global climate.»
That matters because the trickiest part of
global climate models appears to be how they handle
ocean - atmosphere interactions, and I really have no idea how well they link
changes in local wind - driven upwelling to the net thermohaline
circulation.
~ Our study confirms many
changes seen
in upper Arctic
Ocean circulation in the 1990s were mostly decadal
in nature, rather than trends caused by
global warming,» / / www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-131 [ANDY REVKIN comments: That's precisely what I wrote
in the Science Times feature on Arctic ice
in September (link is
in the post).
Changes in the Arctic affect the rest of the world, not only
in obvious ways (such as the Arctic's contribution to sea - level rise), but through the Arctic's role
in the
global climate system, its influence on
ocean circulation, and its impacts on mid-latitude weather.
[Response: Theoretically you could have a
change in ocean circulation that could cause a drop
in global mean temperature even while the total heat content of the climate system increased.
There is also a natural variability of the climate system (about a zero reference point) that produces El Nino and La Nina effects arising from
changes in ocean circulation patterns that can make the
global temperature increase or decrease, over and above the
global warming due to CO2.
Various mechanisms, involving
changes in ocean circulation,
changes in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases or haze particles, and
changes in snow and ice cover, have been invoked to explain these sudden regional and
global transitions.
The
changing phases of Atlantic hurricane activity are not completely understood; but there appears to be a link to fluctuations
in the thermohaline
circulation, the
global pattern of
ocean currents which
in western Europe appears as the Gulf Stream.
The aim of the C - SIDE working group is to reconstruct
changes in sea - ice extent
in the Southern
Ocean for the past 130,000 years, reconstruct how sea - ice cover responded to global cooling as the Earth entered a glacial cycle, and to better understand how sea - ice cover may have influenced nutrient cycling, ocean productivity, air - sea gas exchange, and circulation dyna
Ocean for the past 130,000 years, reconstruct how sea - ice cover responded to
global cooling as the Earth entered a glacial cycle, and to better understand how sea - ice cover may have influenced nutrient cycling,
ocean productivity, air - sea gas exchange, and circulation dyna
ocean productivity, air - sea gas exchange, and
circulation dynamics.
The loss of Arctic Sea ice could alter
ocean circulation patterns and trigger
changes in global climate patterns.
The interaction of
ocean circulation, which serves as a type of heat pump, and biological effects such as the concentration of carbon dioxide can result
in global climate
changes on a time scale of decades.
The multi-decadal climate shifts correspond precisely to
changes in Pacific
Ocean circulation, and
in global hydrological patterns.
The observed heat and salinity trends are linked to
changes in ocean circulation and other manifestations of
global change such as oxygen and carbon system parameters (see Section 5.4).
«The authors write that «the notorious tropical bias problem
in climate simulations of
global coupled general
circulation models manifests itself particularly strongly in the tropical Atlantic,»... they state that «the climate bias problem is still so severe that one of the most basic features of the equatorial Atlantic Ocean — the eastward shoaling thermocline — can not be reproduced by most of the IPCC assessment report models,... as they describe it, «show that the bias in the eastern equatorial Atlantic has a major effect on sea - surface temperature (SST) response to a rapid change in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AM
circulation models manifests itself particularly strongly
in the tropical Atlantic,»... they state that «the climate bias problem is still so severe that one of the most basic features of the equatorial Atlantic
Ocean — the eastward shoaling thermocline — can not be reproduced by most of the IPCC assessment report models,... as they describe it, «show that the bias
in the eastern equatorial Atlantic has a major effect on sea - surface temperature (SST) response to a rapid
change in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning
Circulation (AM
Circulation (AMOC).»
Changes in ocean circulation, which are loosely coupled to the atmospheric energy exchange, can produce substantial year - to - year variability
in global temperatures (e.g., El Nino and La Nina events).
«The authors write that North Pacific Decadal Variability (NPDV) «is a key component
in predictability studies of both regional and
global climate
change,»... they emphasize that given the links between both the PDO and the NPGO with
global climate, the accurate characterization and the degree of predictability of these two modes
in coupled climate models is an important «open question
in climate dynamics» that needs to be addressed... report that model - derived «temporal and spatial statistics of the North Pacific
Ocean modes exhibit significant discrepancies from observations
in their twentieth - century climate... conclude that «for implications on future climate
change, the coupled climate models show no consensus on projected future
changes in frequency of either the first or second leading pattern of North Pacific SST anomalies,» and they say that «the lack of a consensus
in changes in either mode also affects confidence
in projected
changes in the overlying atmospheric
circulation.»»
The impact of
changes in the
ocean overturning
circulation on climate has become a hot topic today as
global temperatures rise and melting sea ice and glaciers add freshwater to the North Atlantic.
Between its Second and Third Assessment Reports, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change elaborated long - term greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, in part to drive global ocean - atmosphere general circulation models, and ultimately to assess the urgency of action to prevent the risk of climatic c
Change elaborated long - term greenhouse gas emissions scenarios,
in part to drive
global ocean - atmosphere general
circulation models, and ultimately to assess the urgency of action to prevent the risk of climatic
changechange.
The study,
in addition to being even more terrifying than last summer's draft, may act to motivate increased urgency for scientific research
in Greenland and Antarctica, especially their effects on
ocean circulation — as well as increased attention to the possibility of truly dire near - term
global change.
«Greenland ice takes on a new role
in the climate
change story, not just indicating
change and contributing to sea level rise, but possibly playing an important role
in destabilizing regional if not
global ocean circulation that naturally exchanges heat north - south,» said Jason Box of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, and a study co-author,
in an email to Mashable.
CAS = Commission for Atmospheric Sciences CMDP = Climate Metrics and Diagnostic Panel CMIP = Coupled Model Intercomparison Project DAOS = Working Group on Data Assimilation and Observing Systems GASS =
Global Atmospheric System Studies panel GEWEX =
Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment GLASS =
Global Land - Atmosphere System Studies panel GOV =
Global Ocean Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE)
Ocean View JWGFVR = Joint Working Group on Forecast Verification Research MJO - TF = Madden - Julian Oscillation Task Force PDEF = Working Group on Predictability, Dynamics and Ensemble Forecasting PPP = Polar Prediction Project QPF = Quantitative precipitation forecast S2S = Subseasonal to Seasonal Prediction Project SPARC = Stratospheric Processes and their Role
in Climate TC = Tropical cyclone WCRP = World Climate Research Programme WCRP Grand Science Challenges • Climate Extremes • Clouds,
Circulation and Climate Sensitivity • Melting Ice and
Global Consequences • Regional Sea - Ice
Change and Coastal Impacts • Water Availability WCRP JSC = Joint Scientific Committee WGCM = Working Group on Coupled Modelling WGSIP = Working Group on Subseasonal to Interdecadal Prediction WWRP = World Weather Research Programme YOPP = Year of Polar Prediction
The
changing temperature and chemistry of the Arctic
Ocean and Bering Sea are likely changing their role in global ocean circulation and as carbon sinks for atmospheric CO2 respectively, although the importance of these changes in the global carbon budget remains unreso
Ocean and Bering Sea are likely
changing their role
in global ocean circulation and as carbon sinks for atmospheric CO2 respectively, although the importance of these changes in the global carbon budget remains unreso
ocean circulation and as carbon sinks for atmospheric CO2 respectively, although the importance of these
changes in the
global carbon budget remains unresolved.
The most likely candidate for that climatic variable force that comes to mind is solar variability (because I can think of no other force that can
change or reverse
in a different trend often enough, and quick enough to account for the historical climatic record) and the primary and secondary effects associated with this solar variability which I feel are a significant player
in glacial / inter-glacial cycles, counter climatic trends when taken into consideration with these factors which are, land /
ocean arrangements, mean land elevation, mean magnetic field strength of the earth (magnetic excursions), the mean state of the climate (average
global temperature), the initial state of the earth's climate (how close to interglacial - glacial threshold condition it is) the state of random terrestrial (violent volcanic eruption, or a random atmospheric
circulation / oceanic pattern that feeds upon itself possibly) / extra terrestrial events (super-nova
in vicinity of earth or a random impact) along with Milankovitch Cycles.
The workshop was organized to allow participants to take a
global perspective and consider the influence of the Arctic
in the context of forcing from other components of the climate system, such as
changes in the tropics,
ocean circulation, and mid-latitude sea surface temperature.
A
change in ocean heat content can also alter patterns of
ocean circulation, which can have far - reaching effects on
global climate conditions, including
changes to the outcome and pattern of meteorological events such as tropical storms, and also temperatures
in the northern Atlantic region, which are strongly influenced by currents that may be substantially reduced with CO2 increase
in the atmosphere.
Regional
circulation patterns have significantly
changed in recent years.2 For example,
changes in the Arctic Oscillation can not be explained by natural variation and it has been suggested that they are broadly consistent with the expected influence of human - induced climate
change.3 The signature of
global warming has also been identified
in recent
changes in the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, a pattern of variability
in sea surface temperatures
in the northern Pacific
Ocean.4
However, that could
change in the next century: many scientists believe that
global climate
change will slowdown the
ocean circulation, potentially
changing where rain falls
in the tropics.
Some examples from energy balance model calculations indicate that: (1) solar variability has a near -
global response, with the amplitude of response slightly larger over land; (2) volcanism has a proportionately larger amplitude of response over land than over
ocean; and (3) the most oft - cited mode of internal variability,
changes in the North Atlantic thermohaline
circulation, has a hemispheric asymmetry
in response.
However, it remains a major scientific challenge to model and project the
changes of the magnitude and intensity of subsurface oxygen depletion because it depends on
changes in ocean circulation, rates of de-nitrification, and nutrient runoff from land, and because
global data coverage for chemical and biological parameters remains poor.
Although we focus on a hypothesized CR - cloud connection, we note that it is difficult to separate
changes in the CR flux from accompanying variations
in solar irradiance and the solar wind, for which numerous causal links to climate have also been proposed, including: the influence of UV spectral irradiance on stratospheric heating and dynamic stratosphere - troposphere links (Haigh 1996); UV irradiance and radiative damage to phytoplankton influencing the release of volatile precursor compounds which form sulphate aerosols over
ocean environments (Kniveton et al. 2003); an amplification of total solar irradiance (TSI) variations by the addition of energy
in cloud - free regions enhancing tropospheric
circulation features (Meehl et al. 2008; Roy & Haigh 2010); numerous solar - related influences (including solar wind inputs) to the properties of the
global electric circuit (GEC) and associated microphysical cloud
changes (Tinsley 2008).
Among the
global - scale tipping points identified by earth scientists are the collapse of large ice sheets
in Greenland and Antarctica,
changes in ocean circulation, feedback processes by which warming triggers more warming, and the acidification of the
ocean.h
Climate scientists would say
in response that
changes in ocean circulation can't sustain a net
change in global temperature over such a long period (ENSO for example might raise or lower
global temperature on a timescale of one or two years, but over decades there would be roughly zero net
change).
Changing global temperatures induce air
circulation changes as the air seeks to restore the sea surface / surface air temperature equilibrium and at the same time resolve
ocean induced variations
in the sun to sea / air to space equilibrium.
Tide gauges have the following disadvantages for determining
global sea level
changes: uneven distribution around the world; missing data; spatial and temporal variations
in ocean circulations; and land movements.
These climate
changes are a result of human and natural climate forcings and feedbacks — the relative role of each
in altering atmospheric and
ocean circulation features, and even the
global annual average radiative forcing, however, is still uncertain.