Mid-Pliocene Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation simulated in PlioMIP2

Zhang, Zhongshi; Li, Xiangyu; Guo, Chuncheng; Otterå, Odd Helge; Nisancioglu, Kerim H.; Tan, Ning; Contoux, Camille; Ramstein, Gilles; Feng, Ran; Otto-Bliesner, Bette L.; Brady, Esther; Chandan, Deepak; Peltier, W. Richard; Baatsen, Michiel L. J.; von der Heydt, Anna S.; Weiffenbach, Julia E.; Stepanek, Christian; Lohmann, Gerrit; Zhang, Qiong; Li, Qiang; Chandler, Mark A.; Sohl, Linda E.; Haywood, Alan M.; Hunter, Stephen J.; Tindall, Julia C.; Williams, Charles; Lunt, Daniel J.; Chan, Wing-Le; Abe-Ouchi, Ayako

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-17-529-2021

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25 Feb 2021

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| 25 Feb 2021

Mid-Pliocene Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation simulated in PlioMIP2

Zhongshi Zhang, Xiangyu Li, Chuncheng Guo, Odd Helge Otterå, Kerim H. Nisancioglu, Ning Tan, Camille Contoux, Gilles Ramstein, Ran Feng, Bette L. Otto-Bliesner, Esther Brady, Deepak Chandan, W. Richard Peltier, Michiel L. J. Baatsen, Anna S. von der Heydt, Julia E. Weiffenbach, Christian Stepanek, Gerrit Lohmann, Qiong Zhang, Qiang Li, Mark A. Chandler, Linda E. Sohl, Alan M. Haywood, Stephen J. Hunter, Julia C. Tindall, Charles Williams, Daniel J. Lunt, Wing-Le Chan, and Ayako Abe-Ouchi

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RC1: 'Nice manuscript', Chris Brierley, 02 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Impacts of Arctic gateways on AMOC', Z.S. Zhang, 13 Nov 2020
RC2: 'review for Zhang et al. (2020)', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Nov 2020
- EC1: 'reply to reviewer #2', Appy Sluijs, 24 Nov 2020
- AC2: 'Observations of strong high-latitude warming are not sufficient to constrain strength of AMOC', Z.S. Zhang, 24 Nov 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (24 Nov 2020) by Appy Sluijs

AR by Zhongshi Zhang on behalf of the Authors (04 Dec 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (14 Jan 2021) by Appy Sluijs

AR by Zhongshi Zhang on behalf of the Authors (14 Jan 2021)

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.