Because of its relevance for the global climate the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
(AMOC) has been a major research focus for many years. Yet the question of which physical …

Abstract Dansgaard–Oeschger (D–O) events, millennial-scale climate oscillations between
stadial and interstadial conditions (of up to 10–15∘ C in amplitude at high northern …

Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant
risks for-and in many cases is already affecting-a broad range of human and natural …

Hypotheses and inferences concerning the nature of abrupt climate change, exemplified by
the Dansgaard–Oeschger (D–O) events, are reviewed. There is little concrete evidence that …

The Pacific Ocean has played a major role in climate evolution throughout the Cenozoic (65–
0 Ma). It is a fundamental component of global heat transport and circulation, the dominant …

Decreased ventilation of the Southern Ocean in glacial time is implicated in most
explanations of lower glacial atmospheric CO2. Today, the deep (> 2000 m) ocean south of …

Tropical cyclones instigate an isolated blast of vigorous mixing in the upper tropical oceans,
stirring warm surface water with cooler water in the thermocline. Previous work suggests that …

Heinrich events have been attributed to surging of the Laurentide ice sheet every 7
thousand years or so during glacial time. These massive ice‐rafting events only occurred …

The Southern Ocean (SO) played a prominent role in the exchange of carbon between
ocean and atmosphere on glacial timescales through its regulation of deep ocean …

Using a coupled ocean–sea ice–atmosphere model of intermediate complexity, the authors
study the influence of air–sea interactions on the stability of the Atlantic Meridional …