A review of the role of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation in Atlantic multidecadal variability and associated climate impacts

R Zhang, R Sutton, G Danabasoglu… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
By synthesizing recent studies employing a wide range of approaches (modern
observations, paleo reconstructions, and climate model simulations), this paper provides a …

Studying climate effects on ecology through the use of climate indices: the North Atlantic Oscillation, El Nino Southern Oscillation and beyond

NC Stenseth, G Ottersen, JW Hurrell… - … of the Royal …, 2003 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Whereas the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) affects weather and climate variability
worldwide, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) represents the dominant climate pattern in …

Persistent positive North Atlantic Oscillation mode dominated the medieval climate anomaly

V Trouet, J Esper, NE Graham, A Baker, JD Scourse… - science, 2009 - science.org
The Medieval Climate Anomaly (MCA) was the most recent pre-industrial era warm interval
of European climate, yet its driving mechanisms remain uncertain. We present here a 947 …

Spatiotemporal drought variability in the Mediterranean over the last 900 years

BI Cook, KJ Anchukaitis, R Touchan… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Recent Mediterranean droughts have highlighted concerns that climate change may be
contributing to observed drying trends, but natural climate variability in the region is still …

A model-tested North Atlantic Oscillation reconstruction for the past millennium

P Ortega, F Lehner, D Swingedouw… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is the major source of variability in winter
atmospheric circulation in the Northern Hemisphere, with large impacts on temperature …

North Atlantic Oscillation–concepts and studies

H Wanner, S Brönnimann, C Casty, D Gyalistras… - Surveys in …, 2001 - Springer
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of previous studies and concepts
concerning the North Atlantic Oscillation. The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and its recent …

An overview of tree-ring width records across the Northern Hemisphere

SS George - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
This review describes the structure and characteristics of the Northern Hemisphere tree-ring
width network, and examines the associations between these data and key aspects of local …

Long‐term drought severity variations in Morocco

J Esper, D Frank, U Büntgen, A Verstege… - Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Cedrus atlantica ring width data are used to reconstruct long‐term changes in the Palmer
Drought Severity Index (PDSI) over the past 953 years in Morocco, NW Africa. The …

Extending North Atlantic oscillation reconstructions back to 1500

J Luterbacher, E Xoplaki, D Dietrich… - Atmospheric Science …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Monthly (1659–1995) and seasonal (1500–1658) North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)
indices were estimated using instrumental and documentary proxy predictors from Eurasia …

Last millennium climate and its variability in CCSM4

L Landrum, BL Otto-Bliesner, ER Wahl… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
An overview of a simulation referred to as the “Last Millennium”(LM) simulation of the
Community Climate System Model, version 4 (CCSM4), is presented. The CCSM4 LM …