Past and future ocean warming

L Cheng, K von Schuckmann, JP Abraham… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in ocean heat content (OHC) provide a measure of ocean warming, with
impacts on the Earth system. This Review synthesizes estimates of past and future OHC …

Exceeding 1.5 C global warming could trigger multiple climate tip** points

DI Armstrong McKay, A Staal, JF Abrams… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Climate tip** points occur when change in a part of the climate system becomes self-
perpetuating beyond a warming threshold, leading to substantial Earth system impacts …

Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tip** course

RM van Westen, M Kliphuis, HA Dijkstra - Science advances, 2024 - science.org
One of the most prominent climate tip** elements is the Atlantic meridional overturning
circulation (AMOC), which can potentially collapse because of the input of fresh water in the …

Energetic overturning flows, dynamic interocean exchanges, and ocean warming observed in the South Atlantic

MP Chidichimo, RC Perez, S Speich… - … Earth & Environment, 2023 - nature.com
Since the inception of the international South Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
initiative in the 21st century, substantial advances have been made in observing and …

Likely accelerated weakening of Atlantic overturning circulation emerges in optimal salinity fingerprint

C Zhu, Z Liu, S Zhang, L Wu - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
The long-term response of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) to
anthropogenic forcing has been difficult to detect from the short direct measurements …

Robust weakening of the Gulf Stream during the past four decades observed in the Florida Straits

CG Piecuch, LM Beal - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Gulf Stream is a vital limb of the North Atlantic circulation that influences
regional climate, sea level, and hurricane activity. Given the Gulf Stream's relevance to …

Decadal changes in Atlantic overturning due to the excessive 1990s Labrador Sea convection

CW Böning, P Wagner, P Handmann… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) represent a
crucial component of Northern Hemisphere climate variability. In modelling studies decadal …

The role of anthropogenic aerosol forcing in the 1850–1985 strengthening of the AMOC in CMIP6 historical simulations

J Robson, MB Menary, RT Sutton, J Mecking… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Previous work has shown that anthropogenic aerosol (AA) forcing drives a strengthening in
the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) in CMIP6 historical simulations over …

Can we trust projections of AMOC weakening based on climate models that cannot reproduce the past?

GD McCarthy, L Caesar - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a crucial element of the Earth's
climate system, is projected to weaken over the course of the twenty-first century which could …

Irminger Sea is the center of action for subpolar AMOC variability

L Chafik, NP Holliday, S Bacon… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Significant societally important climate impacts can be caused by changes in the strength of
the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) at higher latitudes. Focusing on …