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Substantial Risk of 21st Century AMOC Tipping even under Moderate Climate Change
René M. van Westen, Elian Y. P. Vanderborght, Michael Kliphuis +1
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key component of the climate system and considered to be a tipping element. There is still a large uncertainty on the cr…
Probability Estimates of a 21st Century AMOC Collapse
Emma J. V. Smolders, René M. van Westen, Henk A. Dijkstra
There is increasing concern that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) may collapse this century with a disrupting societal impact on large parts of the world. Pre…
The Role of Sea-ice Processes on the Probability of AMOC Transitions
René M. van Westen, Valérian Jacques-Dumas, Amber A. Boot +1
Recent simulations performed with the Community Earth System Model (CESM) have suggested a crucial role of sea-ice processes in AMOC hysteresis behaviour under varying surface fres…
Asymmetry of AMOC Hysteresis in a State-of-the-Art Global Climate Model
René M. van Westen, Henk A. Dijkstra
We study hysteresis properties of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) under a slowly-varying North Atlantic (20N -- 50N) freshwater flux forc…
The effect of model freshwater flux biases on the multi-stable regime of the AMOC
Henk A. Dijkstra, Rene M. van Westen
It is known that global climate models (GCMs) have substantial biases in the surface freshwater flux which forces the ocean component of these models. Using numerical bifurcation a…
New Physics-Based Early Warning Signal shows AMOC is on Tipping Course
René M. van Westen, Michael Kliphuis, Henk A. Dijkstra
One of the most prominent climate tipping elements is the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which can potentially collapse due to the input of fresh water in the…