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Zhang et al. 2021
Zhang, Z., X. Li, C. Guo, O.H. Otterå, K.H. Nisancioglu, N. Tan, C. Contoux, G. Ramstein, R. Feng, B.L. Otto-Bliesner, E. Brady, D. Chandan, W.R. Peltier, M.L.J. Baatsen, A.S. von der Heydt, J.E. Weiffenbach, C. Stepanek, G. Lohmann, Q. Zhang, Q. Li, , , A.M. Haywood, S.J. Hunter, J.C. Tindall, C. Williams, D.J. Lunt, W.-L. Chan, and A. Abe-Ouchi, 2021: Mid-Pliocene Atlantic meridional overturning circulation simulated in PlioMIP2. Clim. Past, doi:10.5194/cp-2020-120.
In the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project phase 2 (PlioMIP2), coupled climate models have been used to simulate an interglacial climate during the mid-Piacenzian warm period (mPWP, 3.264 to 3.025 Ma). Here, we compare the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), poleward ocean heat transport and sea surface warming in the Atlantic simulated with these models. In PlioMIP2, all models simulate an intensified mid-Pliocene AMOC. However, there is no consistent response in the simulated Atlantic ocean heat transport, or the depth of the Atlantic overturning cell. The models show a large spread in the simulated AMOC maximum, the Atlantic ocean heat transport, as well as the surface warming in the North Atlantic. Although a few models simulate a surface warming of ∼8-12° in the North Atlantic, similar to the reconstruction from Pliocene Research, Interpretation and Synoptic Mapping (PRISM), most models underestimate this warming. The large model-spread and model-data discrepancies in the PlioMIP2 ensemble does not support the hypothesis that an intensification of the AMOC, together with an increase in northward ocean heat transport, is the dominant forcing for the mid-Pliocene warm climate.
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@article{zh08300m,
author={Zhang, Z. and Li, X. and Guo, C. and Otterå, O. H. and Nisancioglu, K. H. and Tan, N. and Contoux, C. and Ramstein, G. and Feng, R. and Otto-Bliesner, B. L. and Brady, E. and Chandan, D. and Peltier, W. R. and Baatsen, M. L. J. and von der Heydt, A. S. and Weiffenbach, J. E. and Stepanek, C. and Lohmann, G. and Zhang, Q. and Li, Q. and Chandler, M. A. and Sohl, L. E. and Haywood, A. M. and Hunter, S. J. and Tindall, J. C. and Williams, C. and Lunt, D. J. and Chan, W.-L. and Abe-Ouchi, A.},
title={Mid-Pliocene Atlantic meridional overturning circulation simulated in PlioMIP2},
year={2021},
journal={Climate of the Past},
doi={10.5194/cp-2020-120},
}
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TY - JOUR ID - zh08300m AU - Zhang, Z. AU - Li, X. AU - Guo, C. AU - Otterå, O. H. AU - Nisancioglu, K. H. AU - Tan, N. AU - Contoux, C. AU - Ramstein, G. AU - Feng, R. AU - Otto-Bliesner, B. L. AU - Brady, E. AU - Chandan, D. AU - Peltier, W. R. AU - Baatsen, M. L. J. AU - von der Heydt, A. S. AU - Weiffenbach, J. E. AU - Stepanek, C. AU - Lohmann, G. AU - Zhang, Q. AU - Li, Q. AU - Chandler, M. A. AU - Sohl, L. E. AU - Haywood, A. M. AU - Hunter, S. J. AU - Tindall, J. C. AU - Williams, C. AU - Lunt, D. J. AU - Chan, W.-L. AU - Abe-Ouchi, A. PY - 2021 TI - Mid-Pliocene Atlantic meridional overturning circulation simulated in PlioMIP2 JA - Clim. Past JO - Climate of the Past DO - 10.5194/cp-2020-120 ER -
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