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Variability in the northern North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans across the last two millennia: a review
Moffa-Sanchez, P.; Moreno-Chamarro, E.; Reynolds, D.J.; Ortega, P.; Cunningham, L.; Swingedouw, D.; Amrhein, D.E.; Halfar, J.; Jonkers, L.; Jungclaus, J.H.; Perner, K.; Wanamaker, A.; Yeager, S. (2019). Variability in the northern North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans across the last two millennia: a review. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 34(8): 1399-1436. https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2018PA003508
In: Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. American Geophysical Union: Washington DC. ISSN 2572-4525; e-ISSN 2572-4525, more
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Keyword
    Marine/Coastal

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  • Moffa-Sanchez, P.
  • Moreno-Chamarro, E.
  • Reynolds, D.J.
  • Ortega, P.
  • Cunningham, L.
  • Swingedouw, D., more
  • Amrhein, D.E.
  • Halfar, J.
  • Jonkers, L.
  • Jungclaus, J.H.
  • Perner, K.
  • Wanamaker, A.
  • Yeager, S.

Abstract
    The climate of the last two millennia was characterized by decadal to multicentennial variations, which were recorded in terrestrial records and had important societal impacts. The cause of these climatic events is still under debate, but changes in the North Atlantic circulation have often been proposed to play an important role. In this review we compile available high-resolution paleoceanographic data sets from the northern North Atlantic and Nordic Seas. The records are grouped into regions related to modern ocean conditions, and their variability is discussed. We additionally discuss our current knowledge from modeling studies, with a specific focus on the dynamical changes that are not well inferred from the proxy records. An illustration is provided through the analysis of two climate model ensembles and an individual simulation of the last millennium. This review thereby provides an up-to-date paleoperspective on the North Atlantic multidecadal to multicentennial ocean variability across the last two millennia.

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