Researchers observed a natural, regular, multidecadal oscillation between periods of Southern Ocean open-sea convection, which can act a release valve for the ocean’s heat, and non-convective periods.
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Researchers observed a natural, regular, multidecadal oscillation between periods of Southern Ocean open-sea convection, which can act a release valve for the ocean’s heat, and non-convective periods.
The most extreme increases in the oxygen 18-to-16 ratio over the last fifty thousand years occur immediately after Heinrich events, strongly suggesting that tropical rainfall shifted south in response to Heinrich events.
As the decadal ENSO cycle transitions to a warm phase, a new study expects accelerated global warming and a “hiatus” in Hadley Cell expansion.
The Arctic sea ice decline may explain the suggested slow-down of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and the persistence of the Warming Hole.
New research confirms that links between warm and cool years in the California Current System and El Niño are important but imperfect.
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