@article{Shatwell:2020:10.1029/2020gl089849,
author = {Shatwell, P and Czaja, A and Ferreira, D},
doi = {10.1029/2020gl089849},
journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
pages = {1--9},
title = {Ocean heat storage rate unaffected by MOC weakening in an idealized climate model},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020gl089849},
volume = {47},
year = {2020}
}

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AB  - To study the role of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) in transient climate change, we perform an abrupt CO2doubling experiment using a coupled atmosphereoceanice model with a simple geometry that separates the ocean into small and large basins. The small basin exhibits an overturning circulation akin to the AMOC. Over the simulated 200 years of change, it stores heat at a faster rate than the large basin by 0.6 ± 0.2 W m−2. We argue that this is due to the small basin MOC. However, we find that as the MOC weakens significantly, it has little impact on the small basin's heat storage rate. We suggest this is due to the effects of both compensating warming patterns and interbasin heat transports. Thus, although the presence of a MOC is important for enhanced heat storage, MOC weakening is surprisingly unimportant.
AU  - Shatwell,P
AU  - Czaja,A
AU  - Ferreira,D
DO  - 10.1029/2020gl089849
EP  - 9
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 0094-8276
SP  - 1
TI  - Ocean heat storage rate unaffected by MOC weakening in an idealized climate model
T2  - Geophysical Research Letters
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020gl089849
UR  - https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2020GL089849
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/82661
VL  - 47
ER  - 

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