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Langen, P.L. and Alexeev, V.A. (2004). Multiple equilibria and asymmetric climates in the CCM3 coupled to an oceanic mixed layer with thermodynamic sea ice. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2003GL019039. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Multiple equilibria and asymmetric climates are found in an atmospheric GCM coupled to an upper mixed layer ocean with thermodynamic sea ice on an aquaplanet. The model is run in a configuration close to that employed in the Budyko-Sellers type energy balance models. All externally specified fields are constant over the year, zonally symmetric and symmetric about the equator. The amplitude of a specified ocean heat transport is varied and within a certain range a number of distinctly different stationary states are found: An ice-covered planet, a cold climate, a present-day-like climate and an ice-free warm climate. Asymmetric states with large sea ice extents in one hemisphere and none in the other are also found. This work can be considered a step towards understanding why many simpler climate models exhibit multiple equilibria while more comprehensive AGCMs tend not to. |
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Keywords
Global Change, Climate dynamics, Global Change, Atmosphere (0315, 0325), Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, General circulation |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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