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15 Dec 2014
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Enhanced 20th-century heat transfer to the Arctic simulated in the context of climate variations over the last millennium
J. H. Jungclaus
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Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany
K. Lohmann
Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany
D. Zanchettin
Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, Germany
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Short summary
Temperature reconstructions for the Atlantic Water layer in Fram Strait have previously revealed a dramatic warming during the 20th century that is unprecedented in the last 2000 years. Our study presents results from climate model simulations over the last millennium that are able to reproduce such changes and relate them to increased oceanic heat transports to the Arctic and to a re-organization of the North Atlantic ocean circulation caused by global warming.
Temperature reconstructions for the Atlantic Water layer in Fram Strait have previously revealed...
