Is the Thermohaline Circulation Changing? Export

@article{citeulike:3371439, abstract = {Analyses of ocean observations and model simulations suggest that there have been considerable changes in the thermohaline circulation (THC) during the last century. These changes are likely to be the result of natural multidecadal climate variability and are driven by low-frequency variations of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) through changes in Labrador Sea convection. Indications of a sustained THC weakening are not seen during the last few decades. Instead, a strengthening since the 1980s is observed. The combined assessment of ocean hydrography data and model results indicates that the expected anthropogenic weakening of the THC will remain within the range of natural variability during the next several decades.}, author = {Latif, M. and B\&\#246;ning, C. and Willebrand, J. and Biastoch, A. and Dengg, J. and Keenlyside, N. and Schweckendiek, U. and Madec, G.}, citeulike-article-id = {3371439}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3876.1}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1175/JCLI3876.1}, journal = {Journal of Climate}, keywords = {atlantic, attribution, climate, detection, moc, natural, ocean, trend, variation}, month = {September}, number = {18}, pages = {4631--4637}, posted-at = {2008-10-03 19:11:01}, priority = {2}, title = {Is the Thermohaline Circulation Changing?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3876.1}, volume = {19}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3371439 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3371439 N2 - Analyses of ocean observations and model simulations suggest that there have been considerable changes in the thermohaline circulation (THC) during the last century. These changes are likely to be the result of natural multidecadal climate variability and are driven by low-frequency variations of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) through changes in Labrador Sea convection. Indications of a sustained THC weakening are not seen during the last few decades. Instead, a strengthening since the 1980s is observed. The combined assessment of ocean hydrography data and model results indicates that the expected anthropogenic weakening of the THC will remain within the range of natural variability during the next several decades. IS - 18 JF - Journal of Climate EP - 4637 TI - Is the Thermohaline Circulation Changing? VL - 19 SP - 4631 KW - atlantic KW - attribution KW - climate KW - detection KW - moc KW - natural KW - ocean KW - trend KW - variation AU - Latif, M AU - Böning, C AU - Willebrand, J AU - Biastoch, A AU - Dengg, J AU - Keenlyside, N AU - Schweckendiek, U AU - Madec, G PY - 2006/09/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3876.1 ER -