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WP 1.4: Mechanisms for curculation fluctuations in coupled ocean-atmosphere models: relevance of the interaction between tropical and subtropical Atlantic

PI:
Mojib Latif, GEOMAR Kiel, mlatif(at)geomar.de

Team:
Claus Böning, GEOMAR Kiel
Richard Greatbatch, GEOMAR Kiel
Arne Biastoch, GEOMAR Kiel
Hui Ding, GEOMAR Kiel
Thomas Martin, GEOMAR Kiel
Taewook Park, GEOMAR Kiel
Wonsun Park, GEOMAR Kiel
temporal evolution of the  MOC, years 1300-2000

Fig.1: The AMOC in a 700 year control simulation with the Kiel Climate Model (KCM). The model simulates a pronounced internal variability on decadal time scales. The figure shows the annual mean values of the stream function in Sv (from Park et al., 2016).

Park, T., W. Park, and M. Latif (2016): Correcting North Atlantic Sea Surface Salinity Biases in the Kiel Climate Model: Influences on Ocean Circulation and Atlantic Multidecadal Variability. Climate Dynamics, DOI: 10.1007/s00382-016-2982-1.