Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble
Eight general circulation models have simulated the mid-Pliocene warm period (mid-Pliocene, 3.264 to 3.025 Ma) as part of the Pliocene Modelling Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP). Here, we analyse and compare their simulation of Arctic sea ice for both the pre-industrial period and the mid-Pliocene....
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ftawi:oai:epic.awi.de:40383 2024-09-15T17:51:45+00:00 Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble Howell, F. W. Haywood, A. M. Otto-Bliesner, B. L. Bragg, F. Chan, W-L. Chandler, M. A. Contoux, C. Kamae, Y. Abe-Ouchi, A. Rosenbloom, N. A. Stepanek, Christian Zhang, Z. 2016-03-23 application/pdf https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/40383/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/40383/1/cp-12-749-2016.pdf http://www.clim-past.net/12/749/2016/ https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.47458 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.47458.d001 unknown COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/40383/1/cp-12-749-2016.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.47458.d001 Howell, F. W. , Haywood, A. M. , Otto-Bliesner, B. L. , Bragg, F. , Chan, W. L. , Chandler, M. A. , Contoux, C. , Kamae, Y. , Abe-Ouchi, A. , Rosenbloom, N. A. , Stepanek, C. orcid:0000-0002-3912-6271 and Zhang, Z. (2016) Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble , Climate of the Past, 12 (3), pp. 749-767 . doi:10.5194/cp-12-749-2016 <https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-749-2016> , hdl:10013/epic.47458 EPIC3Climate of the Past, COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, 12(3), pp. 749-767, ISSN: 1814-9324 Article isiRev 2016 ftawi https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-749-2016 2024-06-24T04:14:20Z Eight general circulation models have simulated the mid-Pliocene warm period (mid-Pliocene, 3.264 to 3.025 Ma) as part of the Pliocene Modelling Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP). Here, we analyse and compare their simulation of Arctic sea ice for both the pre-industrial period and the mid-Pliocene. Mid-Pliocene sea ice thickness and extent is reduced, and the model spread of extent is more than twice the pre-industrial spread in some summer months. Half of the PlioMIP models simulate ice-free conditions in the mid-Pliocene. This spread amongst the ensemble is in line with the uncertainties amongst proxy reconstructions for mid-Pliocene sea ice extent. Correlations between mid-Pliocene Arctic temperatures and sea ice extents are almost twice as strong as the equivalent correlations for the pre-industrial simulations. The need for more comprehensive sea ice proxy data is highlighted, in order to better compare model performances. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Sea ice Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research (AWI): ePIC (electronic Publication Information Center) Climate of the Past 12 3 749 767 |
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Eight general circulation models have simulated the mid-Pliocene warm period (mid-Pliocene, 3.264 to 3.025 Ma) as part of the Pliocene Modelling Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP). Here, we analyse and compare their simulation of Arctic sea ice for both the pre-industrial period and the mid-Pliocene. Mid-Pliocene sea ice thickness and extent is reduced, and the model spread of extent is more than twice the pre-industrial spread in some summer months. Half of the PlioMIP models simulate ice-free conditions in the mid-Pliocene. This spread amongst the ensemble is in line with the uncertainties amongst proxy reconstructions for mid-Pliocene sea ice extent. Correlations between mid-Pliocene Arctic temperatures and sea ice extents are almost twice as strong as the equivalent correlations for the pre-industrial simulations. The need for more comprehensive sea ice proxy data is highlighted, in order to better compare model performances. |
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Howell, F. W. Haywood, A. M. Otto-Bliesner, B. L. Bragg, F. Chan, W-L. Chandler, M. A. Contoux, C. Kamae, Y. Abe-Ouchi, A. Rosenbloom, N. A. Stepanek, Christian Zhang, Z. |
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Howell, F. W. Haywood, A. M. Otto-Bliesner, B. L. Bragg, F. Chan, W-L. Chandler, M. A. Contoux, C. Kamae, Y. Abe-Ouchi, A. Rosenbloom, N. A. Stepanek, Christian Zhang, Z. Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble |
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Howell, F. W. Haywood, A. M. Otto-Bliesner, B. L. Bragg, F. Chan, W-L. Chandler, M. A. Contoux, C. Kamae, Y. Abe-Ouchi, A. Rosenbloom, N. A. Stepanek, Christian Zhang, Z. |
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Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble |
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Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble |
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Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble |
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Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble |
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Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/40383/ https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/40383/1/cp-12-749-2016.pdf http://www.clim-past.net/12/749/2016/ https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.47458 https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.47458.d001 |
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EPIC3Climate of the Past, COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, 12(3), pp. 749-767, ISSN: 1814-9324 |
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https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/40383/1/cp-12-749-2016.pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.47458.d001 Howell, F. W. , Haywood, A. M. , Otto-Bliesner, B. L. , Bragg, F. , Chan, W. L. , Chandler, M. A. , Contoux, C. , Kamae, Y. , Abe-Ouchi, A. , Rosenbloom, N. A. , Stepanek, C. orcid:0000-0002-3912-6271 and Zhang, Z. (2016) Arctic sea ice simulation in the PlioMIP ensemble , Climate of the Past, 12 (3), pp. 749-767 . doi:10.5194/cp-12-749-2016 <https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-749-2016> , hdl:10013/epic.47458 |
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