Sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation
Projections of the winter North Atlantic circulation exhibit large spread. Coupled Model Intercomparison Project archives typically provide only a few ensemble members per model, rendering it difficult to quantify reducible model structural uncertainty and irreducible internal variability (IV) in pr...
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ftleedsuniv:oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:175928 2023-05-15T17:25:32+02:00 Sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation McKenna, CM Maycock, AC 2021-07-28 text https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/175928/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/175928/12/Geophysical%20Research%20Letters%20-%202021%20-%20McKenna%20-%20Sources%20of%20Uncertainty%20in%20Multimodel%20Large%20Ensemble%20Projections%20of%20the.pdf en eng Wiley https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/175928/12/Geophysical%20Research%20Letters%20-%202021%20-%20McKenna%20-%20Sources%20of%20Uncertainty%20in%20Multimodel%20Large%20Ensemble%20Projections%20of%20the.pdf McKenna, CM orcid.org/0000-0002-9677-4582 and Maycock, AC orcid.org/0000-0002-6614-1127 (2021) Sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation. Geophysical Research Letters, 48 (14). e2021GL093258. ISSN 0094-8276 cc_by_4 CC-BY Article NonPeerReviewed 2021 ftleedsuniv 2023-01-30T22:39:47Z Projections of the winter North Atlantic circulation exhibit large spread. Coupled Model Intercomparison Project archives typically provide only a few ensemble members per model, rendering it difficult to quantify reducible model structural uncertainty and irreducible internal variability (IV) in projections. We estimate using the Multimodel Large Ensemble Archive that model structural differences explain two-thirds of the spread in late 21st century (2080–2099) projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). This estimate is biased by systematic model errors in the forced NAO response and IV. Across the North Atlantic, the NAO explains a substantial fraction of the spread in mean sea level pressure (MSLP) projections due to IV, except in the central North Atlantic. Conversely, the spread in North Atlantic MSLP projections associated with model differences is largely unexplained by the NAO. Therefore, improving understanding of the NAO alone may not constrain the reducible uncertainty in North Atlantic MSLP projections. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation White Rose Research Online (Universities of Leeds, Sheffield & York) |
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Projections of the winter North Atlantic circulation exhibit large spread. Coupled Model Intercomparison Project archives typically provide only a few ensemble members per model, rendering it difficult to quantify reducible model structural uncertainty and irreducible internal variability (IV) in projections. We estimate using the Multimodel Large Ensemble Archive that model structural differences explain two-thirds of the spread in late 21st century (2080–2099) projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). This estimate is biased by systematic model errors in the forced NAO response and IV. Across the North Atlantic, the NAO explains a substantial fraction of the spread in mean sea level pressure (MSLP) projections due to IV, except in the central North Atlantic. Conversely, the spread in North Atlantic MSLP projections associated with model differences is largely unexplained by the NAO. Therefore, improving understanding of the NAO alone may not constrain the reducible uncertainty in North Atlantic MSLP projections. |
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Sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation |
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Sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation |
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Sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation |
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Sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation |
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Sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation |
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sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter north atlantic oscillation |
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https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/175928/ https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/175928/12/Geophysical%20Research%20Letters%20-%202021%20-%20McKenna%20-%20Sources%20of%20Uncertainty%20in%20Multimodel%20Large%20Ensemble%20Projections%20of%20the.pdf |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/175928/12/Geophysical%20Research%20Letters%20-%202021%20-%20McKenna%20-%20Sources%20of%20Uncertainty%20in%20Multimodel%20Large%20Ensemble%20Projections%20of%20the.pdf McKenna, CM orcid.org/0000-0002-9677-4582 and Maycock, AC orcid.org/0000-0002-6614-1127 (2021) Sources of uncertainty in multi-model large ensemble projections of the winter North Atlantic Oscillation. Geophysical Research Letters, 48 (14). e2021GL093258. ISSN 0094-8276 |
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