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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-529-2021
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-529-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
25 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 25 Feb 2021
| 25 Feb 2021
Mid-Pliocene Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation simulated in PlioMIP2
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental studies, China University of Geoscience, Wuhan 430074, China
Xiangyu Li
Department of Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental studies, China University of Geoscience, Wuhan 430074, China
Chuncheng Guo
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, 5007 Bergen, Norway
Odd Helge Otterå
NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, 5007 Bergen, Norway
Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour, 5007 Bergen, Norway
Kerim H. Nisancioglu
Department of Earth Science and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, University of Bergen, 5007 Bergen, Norway
Ning Tan
Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Camille Contoux
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Gilles Ramstein
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, LSCE/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Ran Feng
Department of Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, USA
Bette L. Otto-Bliesner
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, USA
Esther Brady
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, USA
Deepak Chandan
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
W. Richard Peltier
Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Michiel L. J. Baatsen
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Department of Physics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Anna S. von der Heydt
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Department of Physics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Julia E. Weiffenbach
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Department of Physics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Christian Stepanek
Alfred Wegener Institute – Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Gerrit Lohmann
Alfred Wegener Institute – Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Institute for Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Qiong Zhang
Department of Physical Geography and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Department of Physical Geography and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Mark A. Chandler
CCSR/GISS, Columbia University, New York, USA
Linda E. Sohl
CCSR/GISS, Columbia University, New York, USA
Alan M. Haywood
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Stephen J. Hunter
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Julia C. Tindall
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Charles Williams
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Daniel J. Lunt
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Wing-Le Chan
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
Ayako Abe-Ouchi
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute (AORI), University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
Data sets
Datasets from CMIP6 simulations ESGF https://esgf-node.llnl.gov/search/cmip6/
Short summary
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is an important topic in the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project. Previous studies have suggested a much stronger AMOC during the Pliocene than today. However, our current multi-model intercomparison shows large model spreads and model–data discrepancies, which can not support the previous hypothesis. Our study shows good consistency with future projections of the AMOC.
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is an important topic in the Pliocene...
