Evolution of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation since the last glaciation: model simulations and relevance to present and future.

Autor: Liu, Zhengyu
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Zdroj: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences; 12/11/2023, Vol. 381 Issue 2262, p1-23, 23p
Abstrakt: The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the associated water masses have changed dramatically during the glacial–interglacial cycle. Here, I review some recent progress in the modelling of the AMOC and water masses since the Last Glacial Maximum and discuss the relevance of these past AMOC studies to the present and future AMOC study. Recent studies suggested that Atlantic water masses were constrained by carbon isotopes (δ13C) and neodymium isotopes (εNd), while the strength of the AMOC better was constrained by protactinium/thorium ratio (231Pa/230Th) and the spatial gradient of calcite oxygen isotopes (δ18Oc). In spite of the shallower AMOC at the glacial period, its intensity did not differ substantially from the present because of the cancellation of opposite responses to the rising CO2 and the retreating ice sheet. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Atlantic overturning: new observations and challenges'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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