Jacob R.: Impact of ocean dynamics on the simulation of the Neoproterozoic “snowball Earth”, Geophys
In this study, a fully coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model (the Fast Ocean-Atmosphere Model) is used to simulate the Neoproterozoic climate with a reduced solar luminosity (95 % of present-day), low atmospheric CO2 (140 ppmv), and an idealized tropical supercontinent. Two coupled simu...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.695.9743 2023-05-15T18:17:41+02:00 Jacob R.: Impact of ocean dynamics on the simulation of the Neoproterozoic “snowball Earth”, Geophys Christopher J. Poulsen Raymond T. Pierrehumbert Robert L. Jacob The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.695.9743 http://geosci.uchicago.edu/~rtp1/papers/GRL_snowball_ocean/GRL_snowball_oldversion.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.695.9743 http://geosci.uchicago.edu/~rtp1/papers/GRL_snowball_ocean/GRL_snowball_oldversion.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://geosci.uchicago.edu/~rtp1/papers/GRL_snowball_ocean/GRL_snowball_oldversion.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T18:38:20Z In this study, a fully coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model (the Fast Ocean-Atmosphere Model) is used to simulate the Neoproterozoic climate with a reduced solar luminosity (95 % of present-day), low atmospheric CO2 (140 ppmv), and an idealized tropical supercontinent. Two coupled simulations were completed with present-day and cold initial ocean temperatures. These experiments are compared with uncoupled (i.e., mixed-layer) model experiments to determine the impact of a dynamical ocean on the Neoproterozoic simulations. In contrast to global sea-ice coverage in the uncoupled experiments, the sea-ice margin seasonally advances to 46 and 55 ◦ latitude in the coupled experiments. The coupled simulations demonstrate that dynamic ocean processes can prevent a snowball solution and suggest that a reduced solar constant and low atmospheric CO2 are not by themselves sufficient conditions for a snowball solution. Heat exchange through vertical mixing in the mid-latitudes, caused by static instability, is identified as the primary process Text Sea ice Unknown |
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In this study, a fully coupled ocean-atmosphere general circulation model (the Fast Ocean-Atmosphere Model) is used to simulate the Neoproterozoic climate with a reduced solar luminosity (95 % of present-day), low atmospheric CO2 (140 ppmv), and an idealized tropical supercontinent. Two coupled simulations were completed with present-day and cold initial ocean temperatures. These experiments are compared with uncoupled (i.e., mixed-layer) model experiments to determine the impact of a dynamical ocean on the Neoproterozoic simulations. In contrast to global sea-ice coverage in the uncoupled experiments, the sea-ice margin seasonally advances to 46 and 55 ◦ latitude in the coupled experiments. The coupled simulations demonstrate that dynamic ocean processes can prevent a snowball solution and suggest that a reduced solar constant and low atmospheric CO2 are not by themselves sufficient conditions for a snowball solution. Heat exchange through vertical mixing in the mid-latitudes, caused by static instability, is identified as the primary process |
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