Climate Dynamics �2000) 16:661±676 Ó Springer-Verlag 2000
Abstract Analyses of proxy based reconstructions of surface temperatures during the past 330 years show the existence of a distinct oscillatory mode of variability withan approximate time scale of 70 years. This variability is also seen in instrumental records, although the oscillatory nature of the...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.408.886 2023-05-15T17:29:01+02:00 Climate Dynamics �2000) 16:661±676 Ó Springer-Verlag 2000 T. L. Delworth M. E. Mann The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1999 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.408.886 http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/shared/articles/delworthmann.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.408.886 http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/shared/articles/delworthmann.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.meteo.psu.edu/holocene/public_html/shared/articles/delworthmann.pdf text 1999 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T03:11:22Z Abstract Analyses of proxy based reconstructions of surface temperatures during the past 330 years show the existence of a distinct oscillatory mode of variability withan approximate time scale of 70 years. This variability is also seen in instrumental records, although the oscillatory nature of the variability is di cult to assess due to the short length of the instrumental record. The spatial pattern of this variability is hemispheric or perhaps even global in scale, but with particular emphasis on the Atlantic region. Independent analyses of multicentury integrations of two versions of the GFDL coupled atmosphere-ocean model also show the existence of distinct multidecadal variability in the North Atlantic region which resembles the observed pattern. The model variability involves ¯uctuations in the intensity of the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic. It is our intent here to provide a direct comparison of the observed variability to that simulated in a coupled ocean-atmosphere model, making use of both existing instrumental analyses and newly available proxy based multi-century surface temperature estimates. The analyses demonstrate a substantial agreement between the simulated and observed patterns of multidecadal variability in sea surface temperature �SST) over the North Atlantic. There is much less agreement between the model and observations for sea level pressure. Seasonal analyses of the variability demonstrate that for both the model and observations SST appears to be the primary carrier of the multidecadal signal. Text North Atlantic Unknown |
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Abstract Analyses of proxy based reconstructions of surface temperatures during the past 330 years show the existence of a distinct oscillatory mode of variability withan approximate time scale of 70 years. This variability is also seen in instrumental records, although the oscillatory nature of the variability is di cult to assess due to the short length of the instrumental record. The spatial pattern of this variability is hemispheric or perhaps even global in scale, but with particular emphasis on the Atlantic region. Independent analyses of multicentury integrations of two versions of the GFDL coupled atmosphere-ocean model also show the existence of distinct multidecadal variability in the North Atlantic region which resembles the observed pattern. The model variability involves ¯uctuations in the intensity of the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic. It is our intent here to provide a direct comparison of the observed variability to that simulated in a coupled ocean-atmosphere model, making use of both existing instrumental analyses and newly available proxy based multi-century surface temperature estimates. The analyses demonstrate a substantial agreement between the simulated and observed patterns of multidecadal variability in sea surface temperature �SST) over the North Atlantic. There is much less agreement between the model and observations for sea level pressure. Seasonal analyses of the variability demonstrate that for both the model and observations SST appears to be the primary carrier of the multidecadal signal. |
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