Articles | Volume 15, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-1621-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-1621-2019
Research article
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22 Aug 2019
Research article |  | 22 Aug 2019

Towards understanding potential atmospheric contributions to abrupt climate changes: characterizing changes to the North Atlantic eddy-driven jet over the last deglaciation

Heather J. Andres and Lev Tarasov

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Abrupt climate shifts of large magnitudes were common during glacial states, with explanations centred on the oceans. However, winds drive ocean surface currents so shifts in mean wind conditions could also have played a critical role. In a small ensemble of transient deglacial simulations, we find abrupt shifts in both jet stream location and variability over the North Atlantic. We show that the eastern North American ice sheet margin strongly constrains regional jet characteristics.