Dynamic sea level changes following changes in the thermohaline circulation
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Rahmstorf Dynamic sea level changes following changes in the thermohaline circulation
Using the coupled climate model CLIMBER3a, we investigate changes in sea surface elevation due to a weakening of the thermohaline circulation (THC). In addition to a global sea level rise due to a warming of the deep sea, this leads to a regional dynamic sea level change which follows quasi-instantaneously any change in the ocean circulation. We show that the magnitude of this dynamic effect ca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Climate Dynamics
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0930-7575,1432-0894
DOI: 10.1007/s00382-004-0505-y