GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Wischhofstr. 1-3
D-24148 Kiel
Germany
Phone: +49-431 600-0
Fax: +49-431 600-2805
E-mail: info(at)geomar.de
Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 11.45 h, Großer Konferenzraum
Abstract:
Past research made it clear that the stratosphere forms an important component of climate and that stratospheric variability has implications for the surface. This influence is related to a dynamical coupling between the stratosphere and the troposphere, and it is relevant on time scales ranging from seasons to climate. In this talk I present evidence that the stratosphere even has the potential to affect the ocean and its circulation, which has consequences for decadal climate predictability. In addition, I propose an important chemical-dynamical feedback: this feedback is positive and leads to a considerable increase of climate variability in the latest CMIP5 models.