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 …

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 …

The North Atlantic Oscillation as a driver of rapid climate change in the Northern Hemisphere

TL Delworth, F Zeng, GA Vecchi, X Yang, L Zhang… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Pronounced climate changes have occurred since the 1970s, including rapid loss of Arctic
sea ice, large-scale warming and increased tropical storm activity in the Atlantic …

Atlantic Ocean influence on a shift in European climate in the 1990s

RT Sutton, B Dong - Nature Geoscience, 2012 - nature.com
European climate exhibits variability on a wide range of timescales. Understanding the
nature and drivers of this variability is an essential step in developing robust climate …

Decadal prediction: can it be skillful?

GA Meehl, L Goddard, J Murphy… - Bulletin of the …, 2009 - journals.ametsoc.org
A new field of study,“decadal prediction,” is emerging in climate science. Decadal prediction
lies between seasonal/interannual forecasting and longer-term climate change projections …

Causes of climate change over the historical record

GC Hegerl, S Brönnimann, T Cowan… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This review addresses the causes of observed climate variations across the industrial
period, from 1750 to present. It focuses on long-term changes, both in response to external …

External forcing as a metronome for Atlantic multidecadal variability

OH Otterå, M Bentsen, H Drange, L Suo - Nature Geoscience, 2010 - nature.com
Instrumental records, proxy data and climate modelling show that multidecadal variability is
a dominant feature of North Atlantic sea-surface temperature variations,,,, with potential …

NAO implicated as a predictor of Northern Hemisphere mean temperature multidecadal variability

J Li, C Sun, FF Jin - Geophysical research letters, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The twentieth century Northern Hemisphere mean surface temperature (NHT) is
characterized by a multidecadal warming‐cooling‐warming pattern followed by a flat trend …

Advancing decadal-scale climate prediction in the North Atlantic sector

NS Keenlyside, M Latif, J Jungclaus, L Kornblueh… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
The climate of the North Atlantic region exhibits fluctuations on decadal timescales that have
large societal consequences. Prominent examples include hurricane activity in the Atlantic …

Mechanism of interannual to decadal variability of the North Atlantic circulation

C Eden, J Willebrand - Journal of Climate, 2001 - journals.ametsoc.org
A model of the Atlantic Ocean was forced with decadal-scale time series of surface fluxes
taken from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction–National Center for …