25.04.2024: Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics Colloquium

When?  Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 2 pm
Where?    Conference Room 5-1.213, Building 5, Wischofstr. 1-3 and 
Zoom: https://geomar-de.zoom.us/j/84289388604?pwd=dGlpeTBUd1Nxem5Ec3dRYXh4NFpOUT09

Abstract:
Recent studies examining CMIP6 projections have indicated that the Atlantic Niño (also known as Atlantic zonal mode or AZM) will weaken under global warming. This has been associated with a weakened Bjerknes feedback that results from the stabilization of both the atmosphere and ocean. In the present study, we take a closer look at how these constraints influence the evolution of individual AZM events and their linkage to the tropical Pacific. Preliminary results suggest that, under increased greenhouse gas forcing, the influence of equatorial Atlantic SST anomalies on the atmospheric winds aloft becomes weaker and more confined to the lower troposphere. This is consistent with the weakened Bjerknes feedback that has been identified in previous studies. In addition, many models project a strengthening of the remote influence of equatorial Pacific SST anomalies on equatorial Atlantic surface winds. Thus, in those models, the local air-sea feedbacks in the equatorial Atlantic are replaced by remote control from the Pacific.

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