Teleconnections among tipping elements in the Earth system

Tipping elements are components of the Earth system that may shift abruptly and irreversibly from one state to another at specific thresholds. It is not well understood to what degree tipping of one system can influence other regions or tipping elements. Here, we propose a climate network approach t...

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Main Authors: Liu, Teng, Chen, Dean, Yang, Lan, Meng, Jun, Wang, Zanchenling, Ludescher, Josef, Fan, Jingfang, Yang, Saini, Chen, Deliang, Kurths, Jürgen, Chen, Xiaosong, Havlin, Shlomo, Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: London : Nature Publ. Group 2023
Subjects:
China
Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
Earth
ice
rainforest
snow cover
teleconnection
550
Antarctic
West Antarctic Ice Sheet
Antarc*
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/11897
https://doi.org/10.34657/10930
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Summary:Tipping elements are components of the Earth system that may shift abruptly and irreversibly from one state to another at specific thresholds. It is not well understood to what degree tipping of one system can influence other regions or tipping elements. Here, we propose a climate network approach to analyse the global impacts of a prominent tipping element, the Amazon Rainforest Area (ARA). We find that the ARA exhibits strong correlations with regions such as the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and West Antarctic ice sheet. Models show that the identified teleconnection propagation path between the ARA and the TP is robust under climate change. In addition, we detect that TP snow cover extent has been losing stability since 2008. We further uncover that various climate extremes between the ARA and the TP are synchronized under climate change. Our framework highlights that tipping elements can be linked and also the potential predictability of cascading tipping dynamics. publishedVersion

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