Impact of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) on deriving anthropogenic warming rates from the instrumental temperature record

van der Werf, G. R.; Dolman, A. J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-5-375-2014

Articles | Volume 5, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-5-375-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-5-375-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 2

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30 Oct 2014

Short communication |

| 30 Oct 2014

Impact of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) on deriving anthropogenic warming rates from the instrumental temperature record

G. R. van der Werf and A. J. Dolman

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RC C260: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Jun 2014
- AC C398: 'Response', Guido van der Werf, 22 Aug 2014
RC C262: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jun 2014
- AC C399: 'Response', Guido van der Werf, 22 Aug 2014

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AR by Guido van der Werf on behalf of the Authors (28 Sep 2014) Manuscript

Short summary

Climate sensitivity can be quantified using measured changes in temperature and forcings. This approach requires disentangling natural and anthropogenic influences on global climate. We focused on the role of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) in this and show how different AMO characterizations influence the anthropogenic temperature trends (we found they were in between previously published values) and transient climate sensitivity, which we found to be 1.6 (1.0-3.3)°C.