Simulation of modern and glacial climates with a coupled global model of intermediate complexity

Andrey Ganopolski, Stefan Rahmstorf (), Vladimir Petoukhov and Martin Claussen
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Andrey Ganopolski: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Stefan Rahmstorf: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Vladimir Petoukhov: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Martin Claussen: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Nature, 1998, vol. 391, issue 6665, 351-356

Abstract: Abstract A global coupled ocean–atmosphere model of intermediate complexity is used to simulate the equilibrium climate of both today and the Last Glacial Maximum, around 21,000 years ago. The model successfully predicts the atmospheric and oceanic circulations, temperature distribution, hydrological cycle and sea-ice cover of both periods without using ‘flux adjustments’. Changes in oceanic circulation, particularly in the Atlantic Ocean, play an important role in glacial cooling.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1038/34839

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