A Theory for Self-Sustained Multicentennial Oscillation of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Part II: Role of Temperature

Author:

Yang Kunpeng1,Yang Haijun1ORCID,Li Yang2

Affiliation:

1. a Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Key Laboratory of Polar Atmosphere-Ocean-Ice System for Weather and Climate of Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

2. b Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China

Abstract

Abstract In the first part of our research on self-sustained multicentennial oscillation of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), we utilized a hemispheric box model considering only the salinity equations. In this study, we consider both thermal and saline processes in the box model to investigate the AMOC multicentennial oscillation and the role of temperature. The thermal processes have mainly two effects, shortening the oscillation period and stabilizing the system, which are caused by the fast surface temperature restoration and negative feedback between temperature advection and AMOC, respectively. Introducing nonlinearity into the system can lead to self-sustained AMOC oscillation that is controlled by ocean internal dynamics, whose mechanism is generalized as a growing oscillation restrained by nonlinearity. The nonlinearity can arise from subpolar vertical mixing, or a nonlinear relation between the AMOC anomaly and the meridional difference of density anomaly. Linear stability analyses reveal that the eigenmode of the system is sensitive to model parameters, including model geometry, mean strength of the AMOC, and the AMOC’s sensitivity to density perturbation, surface virtual salt flux, and meridional temperature gradient. A larger surface virtual salt flux enhances the positive salinity advection feedback, and a smaller meridional temperature gradient weakens the negative temperature advection feedback. Both processes destabilize the AMOC multicentennial oscillation. Such situations may be expected in the future due to more intense warming and freshwater hosing at the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

American Meteorological Society

Subject

Atmospheric Science

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