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持続的な北大西洋の正の振動モードが,中世の気候異常を支配した
Valérie Trouet1, Jan Esper, Nicholas E Graham
1Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research (WSL), Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland. trouet@wsl.ch
まとめ
中世の気候異常 (MCA) は,北大西洋振動 (NAO) の持続的な正値を示した. ラニーニャ現象と関連したこの気候の変化は,その後の小さな氷河期 (LIA) と対照的です.
科学分野:
- 古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは,古代気候学 (paleoclimatology) とは
- 気候のダイナミクス
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
背景:
- 中世の気候異常 (Medieval Climate Anomaly,MCA) は,ヨーロッパにおける重要な工業化以前の温暖期であった.
- MCAの正確な原動力とその小さな氷河期 (LIA) への移行は,まだ完全に理解されていません.
研究 の 目的:
- 北大西洋振動 (NAO) を947年の期間にわたって再構築する.
- NAOのダイナミクスとMCA/LIAの気候移行の関係を調査する.
- 北大西洋の循環と潜在的に結びついている世界的な気候の変化を探求するために.
主な方法:
- 947年の多十年NAO再構築の開発.
- 気候モデルのアウトプットの分析と比較再構築のためのプロキシデータ.
- 大規模な気候パターンを特定するために,グローバルに分布したプロキシデータの合成.
主要な成果:
- MCAの間,NAOの持続的なポジティブな段階が特定されました.
- 弱いNAO条件への明確なシフトが観察され,LIAにつながりました.
- グローバルなプロキシデータは,MCAからLIAへのより広範な気候移行を示し,ラニャのような条件の影響を受ける可能性があります.
結論:
- MCAは NAOが強く陽性で,特定の大気循環パターンを示唆しています.
- LIAへの移行は,NAOの弱まりを伴い,気候の大きな変動を示唆しました.
- MCAの間の大西洋南極の転覆循環が強まったことは,ラニーニャのような条件を含む,地球規模の気候の変化を拡大した可能性がある.
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