A mechanism for Atlantic multidecadal variability in the Kiel Climate Model

• Published in: Climate Dynamics
• Main Authors: Ba, Jin, Keenlyside, Noel S., Park, Wonsun, Latif, Mojib, Hawkins, Ed, Ding, Hui
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2013
• Subjects: Irminger Sea; North Atlantic; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/19943/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/19943/1/Ba.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-012-1633-4

Atlantic Multidecadal Variability (AMV) is investigated in a millennial control simulation with the Kiel Climate Model (KCM), a coupled atmosphere–ocean–sea ice model. An oscillatory mode with approximately 60 years period and characteristics similar to observations is identified with the aid of thr...