Interaction between the North Atlantic Ocean and Greenland ... · Carolina Ernani da Silva...
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Interaction between the North Atlantic Ocean and Greenland Ice
Sheet during the present-future deglaciation
Carolina Ernani da Silva
Supervisors: Miren Vizcaino and Caroline Katsman
CoupledIceClim
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PhD Project
• Goal: Understand ice-ocean interaction in a global warming scenario
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PhD Project
How Greenland ice sheet melting fluxes isaffecting North Atlantic Ocean circulation in thepresent-future period?
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PhD Project
What is causing the AMOC slowing down?
Freshwater Warming oceanic waters
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PhD Project
What are the changes caused by a warmer oceanon the atmosphere and Greenland SMB ?
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North Atlantic Ocean Circulation in CESM 2.0
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North Atlantic Ocean Circulation in CESM 2.0
• B run – all components active, except ice sheet
• Pre Industrial (PI) – 1200 yrs• 1% CO2 – 150 yrs
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Surface Temperature
• OBS Polar Hydrographic Climatology 2 (PHC2)• Warmer North Atlantic Ocean and Labrador Sea• Cold Blob – it can be seen in CESM 1.0 (20th simulation)
PI (1110-1139) OBS PI - OBS
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Surface Salinity
• Saltier North Atlantic Ocean• Fresher Blob – it can be seen in CESM 1.0 (20th simulation)
PI (1110 - 1139) OBS PI - OBS
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1% CO2 - Surface Temperature
• 1pct 01-30 very similar to the PI• Cold waters around Iceland and Labrador Sea
01-30
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• 1pct 01-30 very similar to the PI• Fresher waters around Iceland and Labrador Sea
1% CO2 - Surface Salinity
01-30
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1% CO2 – Wind Stress
01-30
121-149
• Could affect the surface circulation
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• Main currents well represented• Maximum velocities in Labrador Sea displaced• In general, the surface current speed weakens
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1% CO2 - Surface Velocity
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1% CO2 - Surface Velocity – 200m
• Current speed weakens subsurface water spreading• Convection site in the Labrador Sea might change (?)
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Upper Limit AMOC• Weakens• Shallower
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1% CO2 - AMOC
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Smeed et al., 2017
RAPID (red line)
1% CO2
Upper Limit AMOC well represented
AMOC Flux 26.5ºN
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Next (ongoing) steps
• Look the changes in vertical sections• Identification of the water masses
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Transects
KH
J
IC
K – KangerlussuaqH – HelheimIC – IcelandJ – Jakobshavn
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Mastrapole et al., 2017CESM
Pre Industrial
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Conclusion
• In general, CESM ocean component is really good.
• Some limitations we have to keep in mind.
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Questions?
(Photo: Dirk Van As): http://sciencenordic.com/predicting-next-big-flood-greenland
Thank You!