scholarly journals The North Atlantic Ocean and climate change in the UK and northern Europe

Weather ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil C. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Uk

Surface temperatures of the Mid-Pliocene North Atlantic Ocean: implications for future climate

2008 ◽  
Vol 367 (1886) ◽  
pp. 69-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry J Dowsett ◽  
Mark A Chandler ◽  
Marci M Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Future Climate ◽  
First Century ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

The Mid-Pliocene is the most recent interval in the Earth's history to have experienced warming of the magnitude predicted for the second half of the twenty-first century and is, therefore, a possible analogue for future climate conditions. With continents basically in their current positions and atmospheric CO 2 similar to early twenty-first century values, the cause of Mid-Pliocene warmth remains elusive. Understanding the behaviour of the North Atlantic Ocean during the Mid-Pliocene is integral to evaluating future climate scenarios owing to its role in deep water formation and its sensitivity to climate change. Under the framework of the Pliocene Research, Interpretation and Synoptic Mapping (PRISM) sea surface reconstruction, we synthesize Mid-Pliocene North Atlantic studies by PRISM members and others, describing each region of the North Atlantic in terms of palaeoceanography. We then relate Mid-Pliocene sea surface conditions to expectations of future warming. The results of the data and climate model comparisons suggest that the North Atlantic is more sensitive to climate change than is suggested by climate model simulations, raising the concern that estimates of future climate change are conservative.

Measurement of NOx and Ozone over the North Atlantic Ocean.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Lee ◽  
Freya Squires ◽  
Simone Andersen ◽  
Jim Hopkins ◽  
Dominika Pasternak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Atmospheric Measurements ◽  
The North ◽  
Research Aircraft ◽  
Natural Emissions ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Uk

<p>Tropospheric ozone (O<sub>3</sub>) can adversely affect human health and environmental ecosystems and it is therefore vitally important to understand its formation pathways from both natural and anthropogenic precursors. Background O<sub>3</sub> levels in the Northern Hemisphere have increased by more than a factor of two over the last century and it is believed that this increase is strongly tied to the increase in and distribution of anthropogenic nitrogen oxide (N0<sub>x</sub>) emissions. This is important as the changing level of O<sub>3</sub> in the background troposphere impacts the ability of countries downwind to achieve their air quality standards.</p><p>As part of the NERC funded North Atlantic Climate System Integrated Study (ACSiS) and Methane Observations and Yearly Assessments (MOYA) projects, multiple research flights have taken place over the North Atlantic Ocean, spanning an area from 55<sup>o</sup>N to 12<sup>o</sup>N and 8<sup>o</sup>W to 25<sup>o</sup>W using the UK’s large research aircraft (The Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements – FAAM). Flights took place in all seasons from 2017 – 2020. A variety of gas and aerosol measurements were made, including NO<sub>x</sub>, O<sub>3, </sub>CO and a range of VOCs and an overview of the data is presented here. Measurements were taken in a range of air masses, including biomass burning outflow from West Africa, urban outflow from Europe and emissions from the busy shipping lanes to the West of Portugal.</p><p>Data was analysed to assess O<sub>3</sub> formation from the different emission sources, in particular examining the difference between anthropogenic and natural emissions. In addition, the output of regional chemistry models is compared to the data in order to assess the performance of the models in predicting O<sub>3</sub> and its precursors.</p>

scholarly journals Spatial synchrony in the response of a long range migratory species ( Salmo salar ) to climate change in the North Atlantic Ocean

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 1319-1337
Author(s):  
Maxime Olmos ◽  
Mark R. Payne ◽  
Marie Nevoux ◽  
Etienne Prévost ◽  
Gérald Chaput ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Spatial Synchrony ◽  
Migratory Species ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic
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