Potential causes of abrupt climate events: A numerical study with a three-dimensional climate model

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 29; no. 18; pp. 7-1 - 7-4
• Main Authors: Goosse, H., Renssen, H., Selten, F. M., Haarsma, R. J., Opsteegh, J. D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 01.09.2002; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Climatology; General circulation; Global Change; Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics; Oceanography; Paleoclimatology; Physical; Solar variability

A multi‐millennia simulation performed with a three‐dimensional climate model under constant forcing shows abrupt climate events lasting for several centuries caused by a spontaneous transition to an infrequently visited state of the oceanic thermohaline circulation. This state is characterized by a...