Enhanced 20th-century heat transfer to the Arctic simulated in the context of climate variations over the last millennium

Oceanic heat transport variations, carried by the northward-flowing Atlantic Water, strongly influence Arctic sea-ice distribution, ocean–atmosphere exchanges, and pan-Arctic temperatures. Palaeoceanographic reconstructions from marine sediments near Fram Strait have documented a dramatic increase i...

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Main Authors: J. H. Jungclaus, K. Lohmann, D. Zanchettin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/10/2201/2014/cp-10-2201-2014.pdf