The 42ndmeeting of the Sandbox Series will be held in-person and online:
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Oceanic and atmospheric mechanisms of the North Atlantic Warming Hole (NAWH)
Abstract:
Over the past century, a large region of the subpolar North Atlantic has experienced slight cooling, dubbed the North Atlantic Warming Hole (NAWH), in contrast to the warming observed across most of the Atlantic Ocean. A similar region of suppressed warming also appears in future climate model projections for the North Atlantic. The causes of the NAWH remain debated, as both oceanic processes—particularly the weakening of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC)—and atmospheric processes affecting the subpolar gyre region may explain this phenomenon. Here, we compare and contrast the findings of several recent studies investigating the oceanic and atmospheric mechanisms behind the NAWH.
Schedule
11.00-12.00: Alexey Fedorov
12.00-12.30: Questions
12.30-13.30: Lunch
13.30-14.30: Round table “Ocean Dynamics Open problems”
14.30-15:00: Coffee and Tea