North Atlantic deep water formation and AMOC in CMIP5 models

Heuzé, Céline

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-609-2017

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-609-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-609-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

Research article

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26 Jul 2017

Research article |

| 26 Jul 2017

North Atlantic deep water formation and AMOC in CMIP5 models

Céline Heuzé

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Final revised paper (published on 26 Jul 2017)
Preprint (discussion started on 13 Feb 2017)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review', Peter R. Gent, 14 Mar 2017
- AC1: 'Response to P.R. Gent's comments', Céline Heuzé, 06 May 2017
RC2: 'review of "North Atlantic deep water formation and AMOC in CMIP5 models" by Heuze', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Mar 2017
- AC2: 'Response to the Reviewer's comments', Céline Heuzé, 06 May 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Céline Heuzé on behalf of the Authors (09 May 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (02 Jun 2017) by Matthew Hecht

AR by Céline Heuzé on behalf of the Authors (02 Jun 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

Climate models are the best tool available to estimate the ocean’s response to climate change, notably sea level rise. To trust the models, we need to compare them to the real ocean in key areas. Here we do so in the North Atlantic, where deep waters form, and show that inaccurate location, extent and frequency of the formation impact the representation of the global ocean circulation and how much heat enters the Arctic. We also study the causes of the errors in order to improve future models.