Articles | Volume 13, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-13-1041-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-13-1041-2022
Research article
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04 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 04 Jul 2022

Effect of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation on atmospheric pCO2 variations

Amber Boot, Anna S. von der Heydt, and Henk A. Dijkstra

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SCPM-AUTO-ESD A. Boot, A. S. von der Heydt, and H. A. Dijkstra https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4972553

[simple carbon project] model (V1.0) C. M. O'Neill, A. M. Hogg, M. J. Ellwood, B. N. Opdyke, and S. M. Eggins https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1310161

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Atmospheric pCO2 of the past shows large variability on different timescales. We focus on the effect of the strength of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) on this variability and on the AMOC–pCO2 relationship. We find that climatic boundary conditions and the representation of biology in our model are most important for this relationship. Under certain conditions, we find internal oscillations, which can be relevant for atmospheric pCO2 variability during glacial cycles.
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