Surface predictor of overturning circulation and heat content change in the subpolar North Atlantic
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Published:2019-06-21
Issue:3
Volume:15
Page:809-817
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ISSN:1812-0792
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Container-title:Ocean Science
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Ocean Sci.
Author:
Desbruyères Damien G.ORCID, Mercier HerléORCID, Maze GuillaumeORCID, Daniault NathalieORCID
Abstract
Abstract. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) impacts
ocean and atmosphere temperatures on a wide range of temporal and spatial
scales. Here we use observational datasets to validate model-based
inferences on the usefulness of thermodynamics theory in reconstructing AMOC
variability at low frequency, and further build on this reconstruction to
provide prediction of the near-future (2019–2022) North Atlantic state. An
easily observed surface quantity – the rate of warm to cold transformation
of water masses at high latitudes – is found to lead the observed AMOC at
45∘ N by 5–6 years and to drive its 1993–2010 decline and its
ongoing recovery, with suggestive prediction of extreme intensities for the
early 2020s. We further demonstrate that AMOC variability drove a
bi-decadal warming-to-cooling reversal in the subpolar North Atlantic before
triggering a recent return to warming conditions that should prevail at
least until 2021. Overall, this mechanistic approach of AMOC variability and its impact on ocean temperature brings new key aspects for understanding and
predicting climatic conditions in the North Atlantic and beyond.
Publisher
Copernicus GmbH
Subject
Cell Biology,Developmental Biology,Embryology,Anatomy
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