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Sea ice induced changes in ocean circulation during the Eemian |
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| Authors: | Andreas Born Kerim H Nisancioglu Pascale Braconnot |
| Institution: | 1. Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Allegaten 55, 5007, Bergen, Norway 3. Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen, Allegaten 70, Bergen, Norway 2. IPSL/LSCE, Unité mixte CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Gif sur Yvette, France |
| Abstract: | We argue that Arctic sea ice played an important role during early stages of the last glacial inception. Two simulations of the Institut Pierre Simon Laplace coupled model 4 are analyzed, one for the time of maximum high latitude summer insolation during the last interglacial, the Eemian, and a second one for the subsequent summer insolation minimum, at the last glacial inception. During the inception, increased Arctic freshwater export by sea ice shuts down Labrador Sea convection and weakens overturning circulation and oceanic heat transport by 27 and 15%, respectively. A positive feedback of the Atlantic subpolar gyre enhances the initial freshening by sea ice. The reorganization of the subpolar surface circulation, however, makes the Atlantic inflow more saline and thereby maintains deep convection in the Nordic Seas. These results highlight the importance of an accurate representation of dynamic sea ice for the study of past and future climate changes. |
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