Past and future ocean warming

L Cheng, K von Schuckmann, JP Abraham… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in ocean heat content (OHC) provide a measure of ocean warming, with
impacts on the Earth system. This Review synthesizes estimates of past and future OHC …

The evolution of the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation since 1980

LC Jackson, A Biastoch, MW Buckley… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key component of the
climate through its transport of heat in the North Atlantic Ocean. Decadal changes in the …

Changing state of the climate system

SK Gulev, PW Thorne, J Ahn, FJ Dentener… - 2021 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
2 Chapter 2 assesses observed large-scale changes in climate system drivers, key climate
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …

Natural variability has dominated Atlantic meridional overturning circulation since 1900

M Latif, J Sun, M Visbeck, M Hadi Bordbar - Nature Climate Change, 2022 - nature.com
There is debate about slowing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a
key component of the global climate system. Some focus is on the sea surface temperature …

Mechanisms and impacts of Earth system tipping elements

S Wang, A Foster, EA Lenz, JD Kessler… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tipping elements are components of the Earth system which may respond nonlinearly to
anthropogenic climate change by transitioning toward substantially different long‐term …

Freshwater forcing of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation revisited

F He, PU Clark - Nature Climate Change, 2022 - nature.com
Freshwater (FW) forcing is widely identified as the dominant mechanism causing reductions
of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a climate tipping point that led to …

Global marine heatwaves and cold‐spells in present climate to future projections

Y Yao, C Wang, Y Fu - Earth's Future, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Marine heatwave (MHW) characteristics, such as total days, average duration, and mean
intensity, have increased in most global oceans. In contrast, marine cold‐spell (MCS) …

Robust weakening of the Gulf Stream during the past four decades observed in the Florida Straits

CG Piecuch, LM Beal - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Gulf Stream is a vital limb of the North Atlantic circulation that influences
regional climate, sea level, and hurricane activity. Given the Gulf Stream's relevance to …

Irminger Sea is the center of action for subpolar AMOC variability

L Chafik, NP Holliday, S Bacon… - Geophysical Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Significant societally important climate impacts can be caused by changes in the strength of
the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) at higher latitudes. Focusing on …

Southern hemisphere eastern boundary upwelling systems emerging as future marine heatwave hotspots under greenhouse warming

S Wang, Z Jing, L Wu, S Sun, Q Peng, H Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) exert devastating impacts on ecosystems and have been
revealed to increase in their incidence, duration, and intensity in response to greenhouse …