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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-69-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-69-2021
Research article
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18 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 18 Jan 2021

Characterisation of Atlantic meridional overturning hysteresis using Langevin dynamics

Jelle van den Berk, Sybren Drijfhout, and Wilco Hazeleger

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A collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation can be described by six parameters and Langevin dynamics. These parameters can be determined from collapses seen in climate models of intermediate complexity. With this parameterisation, it might be possible to estimate how much fresh water is needed to observe a collapse in more complicated models and reality.
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