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Simulations of Mid-Holocene Climate Using an Atmospheric General Circulation Model

Simulations of Mid-Holocene Climate Using an Atmospheric General Circulation Model The authors describe a first paleoclimatological application of the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) to simulate the climate state 6000 calendar years before present (6 kyr BP). Climate reconstructions for this period are performed with both fixed SSTs and with the AGCM coupled to mixed layer ocean and thermodynamic sea––ice modules. The most important difference between this epoch and the present involves the increased surface heating and cooling of the continental land masses in the Northern Hemisphere during summer and winter, respectively, which are a consequence of the modified orbital configuration. A comparison of a fixed SST experiment with a calculated SST experiment, incorporating a thermodynamic representation of oceanic response, is performed to assess the impact on the mid-Holocene climate. The results are also contrasted with those obtained on the basis of proxy climate reconstructions during this mid-Holocene optimum period. Of interest in this calculated SST experiment is the impact on the seasonal cycle of sea––ice distribution due to the increased insolation at high latitudes during Northern Hemisphere summer. Also important is the fact that the mixed layer ocean in the simulation is found to further enhance the monsoon circulation beyond the enhancement found to occur due to the influence of modified orbital forcing alone. This increased response is found to be a consequence of the sensitivity of tropical SST to the amplification of the seasonal cycle due to the change in insolation forcing that was characteristic of the mid-Holocene period. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Climate American Meteorological Society

Simulations of Mid-Holocene Climate Using an Atmospheric General Circulation Model

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American Meteorological Society
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Copyright © 1997 American Meteorological Society
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1520-0442
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10.1175/1520-0442(1998)011<2607:SOMHCU>2.0.CO;2
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The authors describe a first paleoclimatological application of the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM) to simulate the climate state 6000 calendar years before present (6 kyr BP). Climate reconstructions for this period are performed with both fixed SSTs and with the AGCM coupled to mixed layer ocean and thermodynamic sea––ice modules. The most important difference between this epoch and the present involves the increased surface heating and cooling of the continental land masses in the Northern Hemisphere during summer and winter, respectively, which are a consequence of the modified orbital configuration. A comparison of a fixed SST experiment with a calculated SST experiment, incorporating a thermodynamic representation of oceanic response, is performed to assess the impact on the mid-Holocene climate. The results are also contrasted with those obtained on the basis of proxy climate reconstructions during this mid-Holocene optimum period. Of interest in this calculated SST experiment is the impact on the seasonal cycle of sea––ice distribution due to the increased insolation at high latitudes during Northern Hemisphere summer. Also important is the fact that the mixed layer ocean in the simulation is found to further enhance the monsoon circulation beyond the enhancement found to occur due to the influence of modified orbital forcing alone. This increased response is found to be a consequence of the sensitivity of tropical SST to the amplification of the seasonal cycle due to the change in insolation forcing that was characteristic of the mid-Holocene period.

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Journal of Climate – American Meteorological Society

Published: Apr 18, 1997

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