A review of the role of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in Atlantic multidecadal variability and associated climate impacts

R Zhang, R Sutton, G Danabasoglu… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
By synthesizing recent studies employing a wide range of approaches (modern
observations, paleo reconstructions, and climate model simulations), this paper provides a …

Three-ocean interactions and climate variability: a review and perspective

C Wang - Climate Dynamics, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Interactions among the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans through ocean–
atmosphere coupling can initiate and/or modulate climate variability. The Pacific Ocean is …

Interbasin and interhemispheric impacts of a collapsed Atlantic Overturning Circulation

B Orihuela-Pinto, MH England, AS Taschetto - Nature Climate Change, 2022 - nature.com
Climate projections suggest a weakening or collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning
Circulation (AMOC) under global warming, with evidence that a slowdown is already …

Stability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: A review and synthesis

W Weijer, W Cheng, SS Drijfhout… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The notion that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) can have more than
one stable equilibrium emerged in the 1980s as a powerful hypothesis to explain rapid …

A global perspective on CMIP5 climate model biases

C Wang, L Zhang, SK Lee, L Wu… - Nature Climate Change, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fifth Assessment Report largely
depends on simulations, predictions and projections by climate models. Most models …

Influence of Atlantic meridional overturning circulation on the East Asian winter monsoon

Y Sun, SC Clemens, C Morrill, X Lin, X Wang… - Nature Geoscience, 2012 - nature.com
The last glacial period was characterized by abrupt, millennial-scale climate change. These
climate fluctuations are particularly pronounced in records of the East Asian monsoon …

Advancements in the use of speleothems as climate archives

CI Wong, DO Breecker - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Speleothems have become a cornerstone of the approach to better understanding Earth's
climatic teleconnections due to their precise absolute chronologies, their continuous or …

A delayed oscillator model for the quasi-periodic multidecadal variability of the NAO

C Sun, J Li, FF ** - Climate dynamics, 2015 - Springer
Wavelet analysis of the annual North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index back to 1659 reveals a
significant frequency band at about 60 years. Recent NAO decadal variations, including the …

Future loss of Arctic sea-ice cover could drive a substantial decrease in California's rainfall

I Cvijanovic, BD Santer, C Bonfils, DD Lucas… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
From 2012 to 2016, California experienced one of the worst droughts since the start of
observational records. As in previous dry periods, precipitation-inducing winter storms were …

The Northeast Pacific Ocean and Northwest Coast of North America within the global climate system, 29,000 to 11,700 years ago

DH Mann, BV Gaglioti - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Northwest Coast of North America stretches 4000 km from Bering Strait to
Washington State. Here we review the history of glaciation, sea level, oceanography, and …