scholarly journals Ventilation of the North Atlantic Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum: A comparison between simulated and observed radiocarbon ages

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Meissner ◽  
A. Schmittner ◽  
A. J. Weaver ◽  
J. F. Adkins
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Glacial Maximum ◽  
Last Glacial ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
The Last Glacial

A weaker Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at the Last Glacial Maximum led to a greater deep ocean carbon content

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie Menviel ◽  
Paul Spence ◽  
Luke Skinner ◽  
Kazuyo Tachikawa ◽  
Tobias Friedrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Glacial Maximum ◽  
Last Glacial ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Ocean Carbon ◽  
The Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
The Last Glacial

<p>While paleoproxy records and modelling studies consistently suggest that North Atlantic  Deep Water (NADW) was shallower at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) than during pre-industrial times, its strength is still subject to debate partly due to different signals across the North Atlantic. Here, using a series of LGM experiments performed with a carbon isotopes enabled Earth system model, we show that proxy records are consistent with a shallower and weaker NADW. A significant equatorward advance of sea-ice over the Labrador Sea and the Nordic Seas shifts the NADW convection sites to the south of the Norwegian Sea. While the deep western boundary current in the Northwest Atlantic weakens with NADW, a change in density gradients strengthens the deep southward flow in the Northeast Atlantic. A shoaling and weakening of NADW further allow penetration of Antarctic Bottom Water in the North Atlantic despite its transport being reduced. This resultant globally weaker oceanic circulation leads to an increase in deep ocean carbon of ~500 GtC, thus significantly contributing to the lower LGM atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> concentration.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals A coupled model study of the Last Glacial Maximum: Was part of the North Atlantic relatively warm?

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1571-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris D. Hewitt ◽  
Anthony J. Broccoli ◽  
John F. B. Mitchell ◽  
Ronald J. Stouffer
Keyword(s):  
Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Coupled Model ◽  
Glacial Maximum ◽  
Last Glacial ◽  
The North ◽  
Model Study ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
The Last Glacial
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