Observations, inferences, and mechanisms of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: A review

MW Buckley, J Marshall - Reviews of Geophysics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This is a review about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), its mean
structure, temporal variability, controlling mechanisms, and role in the coupled climate …

Stratospheric aerosol—Observations, processes, and impact on climate

S Kremser, LW Thomason, M von Hobe… - Reviews of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Interest in stratospheric aerosol and its role in climate have increased over the last decade
due to the observed increase in stratospheric aerosol since 2000 and the potential for …

GISS‐E2. 1: Configurations and climatology

M Kelley, GA Schmidt, LS Nazarenko… - Journal of Advances …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes the GISS‐E2. 1 contribution to the Coupled Model Intercomparison
Project, Phase 6 (CMIP6). This model version differs from the predecessor model (GISS‐E2) …

Detection and attribution of climate change: from global to regional

NL Bindoff, PAA Stott, KM AchutaRao… - Climate change 2013 …, 2014 - hal.science
This chapter assesses the causes of observed changes assessed in Chapters 2 to 5 and
uses understanding of physical processes, climate models and statistical approaches. The …

Near-term climate change: projections and predictability

B Kirtman, SB Power, AJ Adedoyin, GJ Boer, R Bojariu… - 2013 - pure.iiasa.ac.at
This chapter assesses the scientific literature describing expectations for near-term climate
(present through mid-century). Unless otherwise stated," near-term" change and the …

Robust skill of decadal climate predictions

DM Smith, R Eade, AA Scaife, LP Caron… - Npj Climate and …, 2019 - nature.com
There is a growing need for skilful predictions of climate up to a decade ahead. Decadal
climate predictions show high skill for surface temperature, but confidence in forecasts of …

[HTML][HTML] Probing the fast and slow components of global warming by returning abruptly to preindustrial forcing

IM Held, M Winton, K Takahashi, T Delworth… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.ametsoc.org
Probing the Fast and Slow Components of Global Warming by Returning Abruptly to
Preindustrial Forcing in: Journal of Climate Volume 23 Issue 9 (2010) Jump to Content …

External forcing as a metronome for Atlantic multidecadal variability

OH Otterå, M Bentsen, H Drange, L Suo - Nature Geoscience, 2010 - nature.com
Instrumental records, proxy data and climate modelling show that multidecadal variability is
a dominant feature of North Atlantic sea-surface temperature variations,,,, with potential …

Modeling the climatic effects of large explosive volcanic eruptions

C Timmreck - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Large volcanic eruptions are an important driving factor of natural climate variability. A
sound assessment of the role of volcanoes in the climate system in comparison to other …

Robust global ocean cooling trend for the pre-industrial Common Era

HV McGregor, MN Evans, H Goosse, G Leduc… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The oceans mediate the response of global climate to natural and anthropogenic forcings.
Yet for the past 2,000 years—a key interval for understanding the present and future climate …