The nature of MIS 3 stadial-interstadial transitions in Europe: new insights from model-data comparisons
15 abrupt warming transitions perturbed glacial climate in Greenland during Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3, 60-27 ka BP). One hypothesis states that the 8-16 °C warming between Greenland Stadials (GS) and Interstadials (GI) was caused by enhanced heat transport to the North Atlantic region after a re...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/4c3ee28d-2f47-4ced-af2f-0501480b3414 2024-09-15T18:09:39+00:00 The nature of MIS 3 stadial-interstadial transitions in Europe: new insights from model-data comparisons van Meerbeeck, C.J.V.C. Renssen, H. Roche, D.M.V.A.P. Wohlfarth, B. Bohncke, S.J.P. Bos, J.A.A. Engels, S. Helmens, K.F. Sáncez-Goñi, M.F. Svensson, A. Vandenberghe, J. 2011 https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/4c3ee28d-2f47-4ced-af2f-0501480b3414 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.08.002 eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/4c3ee28d-2f47-4ced-af2f-0501480b3414 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess van Meerbeeck , C J V C , Renssen , H , Roche , D M V A P , Wohlfarth , B , Bohncke , S J P , Bos , J A A , Engels , S , Helmens , K F , Sáncez-Goñi , M F , Svensson , A & Vandenberghe , J 2011 , ' The nature of MIS 3 stadial-interstadial transitions in Europe: new insights from model-data comparisons ' , Quaternary Science Reviews , vol. 30 , no. 25-26 , pp. 3618-3637 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.08.002 /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action name=SDG 13 - Climate Action /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water article 2011 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.08.002 2024-08-29T00:18:48Z 15 abrupt warming transitions perturbed glacial climate in Greenland during Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3, 60-27 ka BP). One hypothesis states that the 8-16 °C warming between Greenland Stadials (GS) and Interstadials (GI) was caused by enhanced heat transport to the North Atlantic region after a resumption of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) from a weak or shutdown stadial mode. This hypothesis also predicts warming over Europe, a prediction poorly constrained by data due to the paucity of well-dated quantitative temperature records. We therefore use a new evidence from biotic proxies and a climate model simulation to study the characteristics of a GS-GI transition in continental Europe and the link to enhanced AMOC strength. We compare reconstructed climatic and vegetation changes between a stadial and subsequent interstadial - correlated to GS15 and GI14 (∼55 ka BP) - with a simulated AMOC resumption using a three-dimensional earth system model setup with early-MIS 3 boundary conditions. Over western Europe (12°W-15°E), we simulate twice the annual precipitation, a 17 °C warmer coldest month, a 8 °C warmer warmest month, 1300 °C-day more growing degree days with baseline 5 °C (GDD5) and potential vegetation allowing tree cover after the transition. However, the combined effect of frequent killing frosts, <20 mm summer precipitation and too few GDD5 after the transition suggest a northern tree limit lying at ∼50°N during GI14. With these 3 climatic limiting factors we provide a possible explanation for the absence of forests north of 48°N during MIS 3 interstadials with mild summers. Finally, apart from a large model bias in warmest month surface air temperatures, our simulation is in reasonable agreement with reconstructed climatic and vegetation changes in Europe, thus further supporting the hypothesis. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland North Atlantic Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal Quaternary Science Reviews 30 25-26 3618 3637 |
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15 abrupt warming transitions perturbed glacial climate in Greenland during Marine Isotope Stage 3 (MIS 3, 60-27 ka BP). One hypothesis states that the 8-16 °C warming between Greenland Stadials (GS) and Interstadials (GI) was caused by enhanced heat transport to the North Atlantic region after a resumption of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) from a weak or shutdown stadial mode. This hypothesis also predicts warming over Europe, a prediction poorly constrained by data due to the paucity of well-dated quantitative temperature records. We therefore use a new evidence from biotic proxies and a climate model simulation to study the characteristics of a GS-GI transition in continental Europe and the link to enhanced AMOC strength. We compare reconstructed climatic and vegetation changes between a stadial and subsequent interstadial - correlated to GS15 and GI14 (∼55 ka BP) - with a simulated AMOC resumption using a three-dimensional earth system model setup with early-MIS 3 boundary conditions. Over western Europe (12°W-15°E), we simulate twice the annual precipitation, a 17 °C warmer coldest month, a 8 °C warmer warmest month, 1300 °C-day more growing degree days with baseline 5 °C (GDD5) and potential vegetation allowing tree cover after the transition. However, the combined effect of frequent killing frosts, <20 mm summer precipitation and too few GDD5 after the transition suggest a northern tree limit lying at ∼50°N during GI14. With these 3 climatic limiting factors we provide a possible explanation for the absence of forests north of 48°N during MIS 3 interstadials with mild summers. Finally, apart from a large model bias in warmest month surface air temperatures, our simulation is in reasonable agreement with reconstructed climatic and vegetation changes in Europe, thus further supporting the hypothesis. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. |
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The nature of MIS 3 stadial-interstadial transitions in Europe: new insights from model-data comparisons |
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The nature of MIS 3 stadial-interstadial transitions in Europe: new insights from model-data comparisons |
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The nature of MIS 3 stadial-interstadial transitions in Europe: new insights from model-data comparisons |
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The nature of MIS 3 stadial-interstadial transitions in Europe: new insights from model-data comparisons |
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The nature of MIS 3 stadial-interstadial transitions in Europe: new insights from model-data comparisons |
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nature of mis 3 stadial-interstadial transitions in europe: new insights from model-data comparisons |
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