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Understanding Bjerknes compensation in meridional heat transports and the role of freshwater in a warming climate [1]

The Bjerknes compensation (BJC) under global warming is studied using a simple box model and a coupled Earth system model. The BJC states the out-of-phase changes in the meridional atmosphere and ocean heat transports. Results suggest that the BJC can occur during the transient period of global warming. During the transient period, the sea ice melting in the high latitudes can cause a significant weakening of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), resulting in a cooling in the North Atlantic.

Original Source [2]

Publication Date: 
15/06/2018
Qianzi Yang [3], Yingying Zhao [4], Qin Wen & et al [5]
Journal of Climate [6]
31
4791-4806
Tags:
Climate Change [7], Climate Science [8], Global Warming [9], Oceans and Seas [10], Freshwater Ecosystems [11], North Atlantic Ocean [12]
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[2] https://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0587.1
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/yingying-zhao
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[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-atlantic-ocean