Earth system models of intermediate complexity: Examining the past to understand the future
Outline
Background
What are earth system models of intermediate complexity?
The UVic Coupled Model
PPT Slide
The Climate of the 20th Century
Climate Change over the Last Glacial Cycle
What NADW overturning rate are LGM proxy reconstructions consistent with?
Stability of the thermohaline circulation using fully interactive ice sheet
Dansgaard–Oeschger Oscillations
The global response to changes in NADW formation rate
Heinrich Events
Labrador Sea Water formation over the last glacial cycle
The future of Labrador Sea Water formation?
Summary and Conclusions
Future Directions and Challenges
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