Changes of ENSO Stability due to Greenhouse Warming.

Timmermann, Axel (2001) Changes of ENSO Stability due to Greenhouse Warming. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 28 . pp. 2064-2066. DOI 10.1029/2001GL012879.

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Abstract

Based on a Coupled General Circulation Model (CGCM) simulation we study the influence of anthropogenic greenhouse warming on the stability of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon (ENSO). The linear stability of such a complex model cannot be assessed directly, hence we will derive empirical low order models for ENSO from the CGCM simulation under consideration. These models capture essential features of ENSO and are sensitive also to temporal changes in ENSO statistics. An eigenvalue analysis of these reduced models reveals that as greenhouse warming progresses a transition takes place from a stable oscillatory behavior to an unstable oscillation. This transition coincides with an abrupt change in simulated ENSO activity and can be explained in terms of changing ocean dynamics.

Document Type: Article
Keywords: ENSO stability, Greenhouse Warming
Refereed: Yes
Open Access Journal?: No
Publisher: AGU (American Geophysical Union)
Date Deposited: 18 Feb 2008 17:25
Last Modified: 14 Feb 2018 09:39
URI: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/8066

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