Effect of increasing Arctic river runoff on the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation： a model study

• Published in: Acta oceanologica Sinica Vol. 36; no. 8; pp. 59 - 65
• Main Authors: Shu, Qi, Qiao, Fangli, Song, Zhenya, Xiao, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing The Chinese Society of Oceanography 01.08.2017; Springer Nature B.V; Key Laboratory of Marine Science and Numerical Modeling, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China; Laboratory for Regional Oceanography and Numerical Modeling, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China; The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
• Subjects: Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC); Circulation; Climate models; Climatology; Deep water; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecology; Engineering Fluid Dynamics; Environmental Chemistry; Freshwater; Ice; Inland water environment; Intercomparison; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Numerical experiments; Ocean circulation; Oceanography; Projection; River discharge; River flow; River runoff; Rivers; Runoff; Seawater; 北大西洋; 北极; 数值实验; 河流径流量; 环流; 翻转; 耦合模型; 耦合模式; Arctic Ocean; Arctic; Arctic region; Arctic river runoff; Atlantic meridional overturning circulation; climate change

An increasing amount of freshwater has been observed to enter the Arctic Ocean from the six largest Eurasian rivers over the past several decades. The increasing trend is projected to continue in the twenty-first century according to Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 （CMIP5） coupled mode...