Detecting Holocene Changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Integration of Proxy Data and Climate Simulations

Audrey Morley, David Heslop, Carsten Rühlemann, Stefan Mulitza, Andre Paul, Michael Schulz

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    Abstract

    The contribution of central water circulation to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and its role in natural climate variability remain poorly understood. Limits in our knowledge are due to the scarcity of high resolution records from central water depth and the limited abilities of proxy parameters to reconstruct small changes in Holocene central water properties. We addressed these issues by combining paleoclimate modeling of fingerprints (UVic ESCM version 2.8) that identify suitable locations and parameters to reconstruct past central water variability with the development and application of a new Mg/Ca-paleotemperature calibration for the benthic foraminifera Hyalinea balthica. The presented records demonstrate the important role of central water circulation in communicating regional climate signatures of various forcings (freshwater flux, solar variability, orbital parameters) onto a hemispheric or global scale via cross-gyre meridional heat transfer from high to low latitudes
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationIntegrated Analysis of Interglacial Climate Dynamics
    EditorsMichael Schulz & Andre Paul
    Place of PublicationOnline
    PublisherSpringer International Publishing AG
    Pages43-48pp
    Volume1
    EditionFirst
    ISBN (Print)9783319006932
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

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