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The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) in PMIP2 Simulations of the Last Glacial Maximum

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Title
The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) in PMIP2 Simulations of the Last Glacial Maximum
Authors
Kim, Seong-Joong
Lu, Junmei
Kim, Baek-Min
Subject
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Keywords
Southern Annular ModeLast Glacial MaximumPMIP2Southern Hemisphere westerly winds
Issue Date
2014
Citation
Kim, Seong-Joong, Lu, Junmei, Kim, Baek-Min. 2014. "The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) in PMIP2 Simulations of the Last Glacial Maximum". Advances in Atnospheric Sciences,, 31(4): 863-878.
Abstract
The increasing trend of the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) in recent decades has influenced climate change in the Southern Hemisphere (SH). How the SAM will respond increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the future remains uncertain. Understanding the variability of the SAMin the past under a colder climate such as during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) might provide some understanding of the response of the SAM under a future warmer climate. We analyzed the changes in the SAM during the LGM in comparison to pre-industrial (PI) simulations using five coupled ocean?atmosphere models (CCSM, FGOALS, IPSL, MIROC, HadCM) from the second phase of the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project (PMIP2). In CCSM, MIROC, IPSL, and FGOALS, the variability of the simulated SAM appears to be reduced in the LGM compared to the PI simulations, with a decrease in the standard deviation of the SAM index. Overall, four out of the five models suggest a weaker SAM amplitude in the LGM consistent with a weaker SH polar vortex and westerly winds found in some proxy records and model analyses. The weakening of the SAM in the LGM was associated with an increase in the vertical propagation of Rossby waves in southern high latitudes.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00376-013-3179-8
Type
Article
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2014-2016, Investigation of Climate Change Mechanism by Observation and Simulation of Polar Climate for The Past and Present (14-16) / Kim, Seong-Joong (PE14010; PE15010; PE16010)
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