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Meridional reorganizations of marine and terrestrial productivity during Heinrich events,
Menviel, L.; Timmermann, A.; Mouchet, Anne et al.
2008In Paleoceanography, 23, p. 1203
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Keywords :
Carbon cycle; MOC; climate
Abstract :
[en] To study the response of the global carbon cycle to a weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a series of freshwater perturbation experiments is conducted both under preindustrial and glacial conditions using the earth system model of intermediate complexity LOVECLIM. A shutdown of the AMOC leads to substantial cooling of the North Atlantic, a weak warming of the Southern Hemisphere, intensification of the northeasterly trade winds, and a southward shift of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Trade wind anomalies change upwelling in the tropical oceans and hence marine productivity. Furthermore, hydrological changes associated with a southward displacement of the ITCZ lead to a reduction of terrestrial carbon stocks mainly in northern Africa and northern South America in agreement with paleoproxy data. In the freshwater perturbation experiments the ocean acts as a sink of CO2, primarily through increased solubility. The net atmospheric CO2 anomaly induced by a shutdown of the AMOC amounts to about +15 ppmv and −10 ppmv for preindustrial and glacial conditions, respectively. This background state dependence can be explained by the fact that the glacial climate is drier and the terrestrial vegetation therefore releases a smaller amount of carbon to the atmosphere. This study demonstrates that the net CO2 response to large-scale ocean circulation changes has significant contributions both from the terrestrial and marine carbon cycle.
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Menviel, L.;  University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA > Department of Oceanography
Timmermann, A.
Mouchet, Anne ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Labo de physique atmosphérique et planétaire (LPAP)
Timm, O.
Language :
English
Title :
Meridional reorganizations of marine and terrestrial productivity during Heinrich events,
Publication date :
2008
Journal title :
Paleoceanography
ISSN :
0883-8305
eISSN :
1944-9186
Publisher :
American Geophysical Union, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
Volume :
23
Pages :
PA1203
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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