AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets
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 S...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/426755 2023-07-23T04:15:47+02:00 AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets Sinet, S. Heydt, A. S. von der Dijkstra, H. A. Sub Physical Oceanography Marine and Atmospheric Research 2023-01-28 application/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/426755 en eng 0094-8276 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/426755 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Article 2023 ftunivutrecht 2023-07-02T03:53:19Z 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 Utrecht University Repository Greenland West Antarctica |
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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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Sub Physical Oceanography Marine and Atmospheric Research |
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Sinet, S. Heydt, A. S. von der Dijkstra, H. A. |
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Sinet, S. Heydt, A. S. von der Dijkstra, H. A. AMOC Stabilization Under the Interaction With Tipping Polar Ice Sheets |
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Sinet, S. Heydt, A. S. von der Dijkstra, H. A. |
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Sinet, S. |
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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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2023 |
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Greenland West Antarctica |
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Greenland West Antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctica Greenland Ice Sheet West Antarctica |
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Antarc* Antarctica Greenland Ice Sheet West Antarctica |
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