AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets
Abstract Several large‐scale components of the climate system may undergo a rapid transition as critical conditions are exceeded. These tipping elements are also dynamically coupled, allowing for a global domino effect under global warming. Here we focus on such cascading events involving the Greenl...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0f50840ad1c04265bfe3eabaeeb224a6 2024-09-15T17:48:21+00:00 AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets S. Sinet A. S. von derHeydt H. A. Dijkstra 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100305 https://doaj.org/article/0f50840ad1c04265bfe3eabaeeb224a6 EN eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100305 https://doaj.org/toc/0094-8276 https://doaj.org/toc/1944-8007 1944-8007 0094-8276 doi:10.1029/2022GL100305 https://doaj.org/article/0f50840ad1c04265bfe3eabaeeb224a6 Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 50, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2023) tipping tipping cascade domino effect AMOC WAIS GIS Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100305 2024-08-05T17:49:23Z Abstract Several large‐scale components of the climate system may undergo a rapid transition as critical conditions are exceeded. These tipping elements are also dynamically coupled, allowing for a global domino effect under global warming. Here we focus on such cascading events involving the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS), the West Antarctica Ice Sheet (WAIS) and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Using a conceptual model, we study the combined tipping behavior due to three dominant feedbacks: the marine ice sheet instability for the WAIS, the height‐surface mass balance feedback for the GIS and the salt‐advection feedback for the AMOC. We show that, in a realistic parameter range of the model, a tipping of the WAIS can inhibit cascading events by preserving the AMOC stability. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Greenland Ice Sheet West Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Geophysical Research Letters 50 2 |
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Abstract Several large‐scale components of the climate system may undergo a rapid transition as critical conditions are exceeded. These tipping elements are also dynamically coupled, allowing for a global domino effect under global warming. Here we focus on such cascading events involving the Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS), the West Antarctica Ice Sheet (WAIS) and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Using a conceptual model, we study the combined tipping behavior due to three dominant feedbacks: the marine ice sheet instability for the WAIS, the height‐surface mass balance feedback for the GIS and the salt‐advection feedback for the AMOC. We show that, in a realistic parameter range of the model, a tipping of the WAIS can inhibit cascading events by preserving the AMOC stability. |
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S. Sinet A. S. von derHeydt H. A. Dijkstra |
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AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets |
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AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets |
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AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets |
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AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets |
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AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets |
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amoc stabilization under the interaction with tipping polar ice sheets |
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100305 https://doaj.org/article/0f50840ad1c04265bfe3eabaeeb224a6 |
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Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 50, Iss 2, Pp n/a-n/a (2023) |
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