Forecast cooling of the Atlantic subpolar gyre and associated impacts.

Autor: Hermanson L; Met Office Hadley Centre Exeter, UK ; Willis Research Network London, UK., Eade R; Met Office Hadley Centre Exeter, UK., Robinson NH; Met Office Hadley Centre Exeter, UK., Dunstone NJ; Met Office Hadley Centre Exeter, UK., Andrews MB; Met Office Hadley Centre Exeter, UK., Knight JR; Met Office Hadley Centre Exeter, UK., Scaife AA; Met Office Hadley Centre Exeter, UK., Smith DM; Met Office Hadley Centre Exeter, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Geophysical research letters [Geophys Res Lett] 2014 Jul 28; Vol. 41 (14), pp. 5167-5174. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jul 21.
DOI: 10.1002/2014GL060420
Abstrakt: Decadal variability in the North Atlantic and its subpolar gyre (SPG) has been shown to be predictable in climate models initialized with the concurrent ocean state. Numerous impacts over ocean and land have also been identified. Here we use three versions of the Met Office Decadal Prediction System to provide a multimodel ensemble forecast of the SPG and related impacts. The recent cooling trend in the SPG is predicted to continue in the next 5 years due to a decrease in the SPG heat convergence related to a slowdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. We present evidence that the ensemble forecast is able to skilfully predict these quantities over recent decades. We also investigate the ability of the forecast to predict impacts on surface temperature, pressure, precipitation, and Atlantic tropical storms and compare the forecast to recent boreal summer climate.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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